yellowjacket

A southern yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa)

Meaning

Noun

  • A predatory wasp with alternating black and yellow stripes around the abdomen, usually of the genera Vespula or Dolichovespula.

Origin

  • yellow + jacket

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