solitary wasp
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noun
any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.
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Origin of solitary wasp
First recorded in 1820–30
Words nearby solitary wasp
solitary confinement, solitary follicle, solitary sandpiper, solitary tract, solitary vireo, solitary wasp, solitary wave, soliton, solitude, solitudinarian, sollar
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