Etymology

eumenid

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Today it means: Any member of the vespid subfamily Eumeninae, the potter wasps. Full definition →

taxonomic name Eumenes
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  1. taxonomic name · derived fromEumenes
  2. English todayeumenid

From taxonomic name Eumenes + -id.

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