Euro wasp en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK) A median wasp (Dolichovespula media), an aggressive European wasp, which spread from the continent to Britain in 1980s.
The debate over greater European integration took an unexpected twist yesterday with the arrival of Euro wasp in Britain.
2001 May 26, Stewart Payne, “Alarm over invasion of the Euro wasps”, in Telegraph (online):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euro-wasp | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Euro wasps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fi pensasampiainen (Dolichovespula media) · et suur-metsaherilane (Dolichovespula media) · ru оса́ сре́дняя (Dolichovespula media)