Vespoidea

plural noun

Ves·​poi·​dea

veˈspȯidēə

: a superfamily of Hymenoptera comprising the true wasps, hornets, and related insects and consisting of the family Vespidae often together with other families (as Pompilidae and Mutillidae)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Vespa + -oidea

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