solitary wasp

noun

any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.

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Nearby words

solitary confinement, solitary follicle, solitary sandpiper, solitary tract, solitary vireo, solitary wasp, solitary wave, soliton, solitude, solitudinarian, sollar

Compare social wasp.

Origin of solitary wasp

First recorded in 1820–30

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