WASP

Weber Advanced Spatial Perception [test]; Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein

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wasp 'wäsp, 'wȯsp n any of numerous social or solitary winged insects (esp. families Sphecidae and Vespidae) of the order Hymenoptera that usu. have a slender smooth body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, well-developed wings, biting mouthparts, and in the females and workers an often formidable sting

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(wahsp) [L. vespa] 1. a general term for almost any member of the families Vespidae and Sphecidae, flying hymenopteran insects with long thin bodies, many of which have painful stings. Some live in complicated social colonies and others live in solitary social settings. Cf. hornet and yellowjacket. 2. any of various other animals thought to resemble these insects.