Phrase Hound found 53 phrases and 18 compound words that contain wasp. The most common are listed below. Open wasp in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 53
- wasp waista very slim waist resembling that of a wasp, especially one attained by tightlacing (corseting)
- parasitoid waspA large subportion of taxonomically closely-related wasp taxa who engage in parasitoidism; usually defined as the spider wasps (Pompilidae), ichneumonoids (Ichneumonoidea), orussoids (Orussoidea), and chalcidoids (Chalcidoidea).
- ichneumon waspA member of family Ichneumonidae of parasitic wasps whose larvae feed on other live insect larvae.
- Euro-waspAlternative spelling of Euro wasp.
- gall waspAny insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak trees, creating galls.
- potter waspA wasp of a group in the subfamily Eumeninae of family Vespidae.
- red-banded sand waspAmmophila sabulosa, found in northern Europe, is a species of wasp within the subfamily Ammophilinae of the hunting wasp family Sphecidae.
- solitary waspUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see solitary, wasp.
- spider waspAny of the solitary wasps in the Pompilidae family, which feed on spiders; a pompilid.
- wasp spiderAn orb-weaver spider, Argiope bruennichi, that has striking yellow and black markings on its abdomen.
- digger waspAny of several solitary, predatory wasps, of the families Sphecidae or Crabronidae, that nest in the soil.
- cuckoo waspAny of the many wasps of the family Chrysididae that are kleptoparasites or parasitoids and are often brightly coloured.
- cockroach waspAny wasp of the family Ampulicidae, small sphecoid wasps that prey on cockroaches to lay their eggs on them.
- emerald cockroach waspA cockroach wasp, of species Ampulex compressa.
- sea waspAny of several marine stinging box jellyfish found in north east Australia and South East Asia, some deadly, especially Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi, and Malo kingi.
- fig waspAny wasp associated with figs, of superfamily Chalcidoidea, including many non-pollinaters.
- mason waspA potter wasp.
- sand waspA predatory crabronid wasp that builds burrowlike nests in the ground:
- honey waspA wasp of the genus Brachygastra, native to the Americas.
- mud waspSynonym of mud dauber (“type of wasp”).
- paper waspAny wasp in the vespid subfamily Polistinae, known for making paper-like nests out of fibers from dead wood and plant stems.
- pollen waspAny wasp in the vespid subfamily Masarinae, which are unique among the vespids in feeding their larvae with pollen and nectar, instead of with insects.
- red waspPolistes carolina, a paper wasp found in the eastern United States.
- social waspUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see social, wasp.
- umbrella waspAny of certain kinds of paper wasp that build a nest resembling an upside-down umbrella.
Compound words 18
- waspishSuggestive of the behaviour of a wasp.
- waspyResembling or characteristic of a wasp; wasplike.
- WASPizationThe process of making or becoming more WASPy.
- wasplingA small, young, or baby wasp.
- woodwaspAny of various not closely related insects of the suborder Symphyta (the sawflies, not true wasps), whose larvae are found in wood.
- antiwaspCountering wasps.
- waspdomThe state or essence of being a wasp.
- wasphoodThe state or essence of being a wasp.
- waspieA women's waist cincher or small corset, worn as underwear or over other clothes.
- wasplikeResembling or characteristic of a wasp.