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solitary wasp

noun

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  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see solitary, wasp.

  2. An informal taxonomic grouping of genera of wasps that included most of those with…

    An informal taxonomic grouping of genera of wasps that included most of those with solitary habits.

    • In the principal species of the Solitary Wasps, the insect is smaller than the working wasp of the social kind.
    • The Solitary Wasps usually make their nests of clay or agglutinated sand, generally attaching them to walls and palings; a few also burrow in sandy ground.

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