"vespine" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɛspaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vespine.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more vespine [comparative], most vespine [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛspaɪn Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} vespine (comparative more vespine, superlative most vespine)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of wasps. Categories (lifeform): Hymenopterans

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