Odynerus

noun

Od·​y·​ne·​rus

ˌädəˈnirəs

: a genus of solitary wasps having a very short abdominal peduncle and often resembling yellow jackets in coloration

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek odynēros painful, from odynē pain; akin to Greek (Homeric) edmenai to eat

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