wasp

noun
/wɒsp/

Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.

Other meanings

Any of the members of suborder Apocrita, excepting the ants (family Formicidae) and bees (clade Anthophila).
Any of the members of the family Vespidae.

Example sentences

“Sawflies are related to ants, bees, and wasps.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Whoever excites wasps has only to blame himself.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“Bees are fuzzy, while wasps are smooth.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "wæfs".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “wasp” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.