VESPIARY

Etymology

Noun

vespiary (plural vespiaries)

A nest built by a social wasp species.

A colony of wasps living in such a nest.

Source: Wiktionary


Ves"pi*a*ry, n. Etym: [L. vespa a wasp.]

Definition: A nest, or habitation, of insects of the wasp kind.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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