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/ves"pee er'ee/, n., pl. vespiaries.a nest of social wasps.[1810-20; < L vesp(a) WASP + (AP)IARY]
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Vespiary — Ves pi*a*ry, n. [L. vespa a wasp.] A nest, or habitation, of insects of the wasp kind. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vespiary — (n.) wasp s nest, 1817, from L. vespa wasp (see WASP (Cf. wasp)) on model of APIARY (Cf. apiary) … Etymology dictionary
vespiary — [ves′pē er΄ē] n. pl. vespiaries [< L vespa,WASP + (AP)IARY] a nest or colony of social wasps … English World dictionary
vespiary — noun a) A nest built by a social wasp species. b) A colony of wasps living in such a nest … Wiktionary
vespiary — n. wasp nest … English contemporary dictionary
vespiary — ves·pi·ary … English syllables
vespiary — /ˈvɛspjəri/ (say vespyuhree) noun (plural vespiaries) a wasp s nest. {Latin vespa wasp + iary, as in apiary} …
vespiary — n. wasps nest. ♦ vespid, n. social wasp. ♦ vespine, a. pertaining to or like wasps … Dictionary of difficult words
vespiary — n. (pl. ies) a nest of wasps. Etymology: irreg. f. L vespa wasp, after apiary … Useful english dictionary
Nest — For other uses, see Nest (disambiguation). A bird s nest A nest is a place of refuge to hold an animal s eggs and/or provide a place to live or raise offspring. They are usually made of some organic material such as twigs, grass, and leaves; or… … Wikipedia
