mason wasp en · NOUN
Meanings
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A potter wasp.
Crabbe continued to lie, eyes slowly following the questing flight of a mason-wasp, flat on his back, hands folded.
1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 383:
- A wasp of species Pison spinolae, of New Zealand.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mason wasps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |