Vespa

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vespa \Ves"pa\ (v[e^]s"p[.a]), prop. n. [L., wasp.] (Zool.)
     A genus of Hymenoptera including the common wasps and
     hornets.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Vespa
       n : type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow
           jackets [syn: {genus Vespa}]