Definition of "vespid" []

• Any of various widely distributed social insects of the family Vespidae, which includes certain wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets. (noun)
• Of or belonging to the family Vespidae. (adjective)

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• "New study rewrites evolutionary history of vespid wasps"
• "Scientists at the University of Illinois have conducted a genetic analysis of vespid wasps that revises the vespid family tree and challenges long-held views about how the wasps’ social behaviors evolved."