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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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wasp OE.
wæsp,
wæps,
wæfs, corr. to OS.
wepsia,
wespa,
wasp, OHG.
wafsa,
wefsa (G.
wespe), MLG.
wepse,
wespe,
wispe :- WGmc. *
wab̄is-, *
waps- :- IE. *
wobhes-, *
wops-, whence OSl. (Russ.)
osa, Lith.
vapsvà, OBret.
guohi, Corn.
guhien, L.
vespa (:- *
wopsā), usu. taken to be f. *
webh- wobh- WEAVE1, with ref. to the weblike construction of the insect's nest.
Hence
waspish XVI.
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Wasps can detect odors on the cheap
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/14/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...be found using a "Wasp Hound" not a dog...contraption containing wasps trained to zero in...larvae. The female wasp forages for caterpillars...her eggs, and the wasps learn about their...In the study, the wasps were trained to identify...minutes. Because a wasp's lifespan is just...
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Wasps trained to detect odor
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 11/27/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...be found using a "Wasp Hound" - not a dog...contraption containing wasps trained to zero in...larvae. The female wasp forages for caterpillars...her eggs, and the wasps learn about their...In the study, the wasps were trained to identify...minutes. Because a wasp's lifespan is just...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Wasps win set to take sting out of England's South African squad.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 4/23/2007; 700+ words
; Byline: By Alex Lowe Wasps left England coach Brian Ashton with a...Heineken Cup final against Leicester. Wasps rallied from 13-0 down to score 30 unanswered...nightmare day for Ashton who will not have any Wasps or Leicester players for the first Test...
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Wasps make poor losers
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 11/20/2006; 654 words
; ...occurred only when the wasp was loosing its...suggesting that wasps may be helpful in...good knowledge of wasp behaviour, including how wasps from the same and...well as recording wasp behaviour on video...behaviour of the wasps in tandem, which...
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; ; ; Wasps retain Cup control
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 5/14/2000; ; 700+ words
; HOLDERS Wasps retained the Tetley's Bitter Cup with...Denney all crossed the Saints' line as Wasps triumphed in spite of a record- breaking...individual landmark with 18 points, but Wasps avenged their Heineken Cup quarter-final...
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Wasps have the Wright formula to be cup kings
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 5/12/2000; ; 700+ words
; TETLEY'S Bitter Cup holders London Wasps have not only boosted the Loftus Road trophy...fans, who doubted the wisdom of inviting Wasps to join the party at Loftus Road, have...of the plc. This season the input from Wasps, who defend the Cup against Northampton...
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 "South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Wasps beat battling Dragons, but still go out of the cup; eDF ENERGY cup.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 11/3/2008; 700+ words
; WASPS won their second EDF Energy Cup match 21...could have won the match themselves. For Wasps, it was a case of win and hope that Newcastle...Whites went through after an 11-10 victory. Wasps started the match three points behind the...
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WASP WINS SECOND STRAIGHT 'GOOD NEIGHBOR' AWARD FOR EFFORTS AT HOME, ABROAD
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/16/2008; 700+ words
; ...Communication Specialist 1st Class Johnny Michael, USS Wasp Public Affairs The USS Wasp (LHD 1) Community Relations Program was recognized...and above - in each of the five flagship areas. Wasp was announced as the winner in the "Sea Large...
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Wasps win European title by upsetting Leicester, 25-9RUGBY UNION
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 5/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...fashion, the underdog won, as the Wasps beat Leicester, 25-9.The game was...Gloucester in that game at Twickenham. The Wasps had not even made those playoffs and had not played for three weeks.The Wasps starting 15 may have averaged 222 pounds...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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WASP YOUR PROBLEM? Their stings are venomous machine guns, they love to get drunk and this summer they're everywhere. Yet ROBIN PAGE insists we should learn to love them.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 8/26/2009; 700+ words
; ...m biased: I like wasps -- and I'm proud...delicious scone with a wasp down by the river...friends. For if a wasp is killed or injured...that will cause other wasps from the nest...deserved it. The wasp wasn't causing him...year, the worker wasps are made redundant...
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wasps
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...SCOLIIDAE ; SOCIAL WASPS ; SOLITARY WASPS ; TIPHIIDAE ; VESPIDAE . 2. ( chalcid wasps ) See CHALCIDAE ; CHALCIDOIDEA ; EULOPHIDAE...TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE . 3. ( cockroach wasp ) See AMPULICIDAE . 4. ( ensign wasps ) See EVANIIDAE . 5. ( fig wasps...
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wasp
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...abdomen by a narrow stalk (hence the term "wasp-waisted" ). Some wasps are solid black or dark blue, but most have...and solitary forms (e.g., the potter wasps). Social Wasps In social wasp colonies there are usually three castes...
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solitary wasps
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
solitary wasps (order Hymenoptera , suborder Apocrita ) Name generally given to wasps that do not live in colonies, e.g. potter wasps, mason wasps, and spider-hunting wasps. Mason wasps make nests from particles of sand and soil stuck...
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hunting wasp
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
hunting wasp Any wasp species in which the females seek spider...Aculeata): Pompilidae (spider-hunting wasps), Vespidae subfamily Eumeninae (caterpillar and beetle-hunting wasps), and Ampulicidae and Sphecidae (digger...
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Wasp
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
Wasp / wäsp / (also WASP ) • n. an upper- or middle-class American white Protestant...be a member of the most powerful group in society. DERIVATIVES: Wasp·ish adj. Wasp·y adj. ORIGIN: 1950s : acronym...
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