Wasps, The

American  

noun

1. a satirical comedy (422 b.c.) by Aristophanes.

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Example Sentences

And without wasps, the world could be overrun with spiders and insects, according to the Natural History Museum.

From BBC

The loss, by 55 points, beat Saracens' previous worst defeat - a 50-point margin in two 60-10 losses to Wasps - the most recent coming in February 2020 after relegation for salary cap infringements.

From BBC

When the observer wasps were then permitted to interact with the fighter wasps, the observers' behavior was "strongly influenced by the observed fight," meaning wasps were less aggressive toward insects from their own species that demonstrated they were skilled, confrontational fighters.

From Salon

In the nests of ants, bees or wasps, the sole monarch is a queen.

From New York Times

In September 2020 he was suspended for five weeks after a dangerous tackle on Charlie Atkinson in a game against Wasps - the offence was deemed to be at the high end of severity and had a 10-week ban as its starting point.

From BBC