waspnoun [ C ]
uk/wɒsp/us/wɑːsp/B2 a flying insect, often black and yellow, that can sting (= produce a small, painful skin injury):
There's a wasps' nest in that old tree.
a wasp sting
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- A wasp came towards us and Howard started flailing his arms around.
- She had a puncture wound in her arm, from a wasp sting.
- I got stung by a wasp yesterday.
- My foot swelled up to three times the normal size when it was stung by a wasp.
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Insect names
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- beastie
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- creepy-crawly
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- housefly
- insect
- ladybird
- lice
- lightning bug
- red admiral
- silverfish
- stick insect
- termite
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