paper wasp

/ˌpeɪpər wɑsp/
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Definitions of paper wasp
  1. noun
    any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper
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    types:
    Polistes annularis
    a variety of paper wasp
    type of:
    vespid, vespid wasp
    mostly social nest-building wasps
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