Euro wasp

noun

A median wasp (Dolichovespula media), an aggressive European wasp, which spread from the continent to Britain in 1980s.

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Meanings

nounEuro wasp (plural Euro wasps)

plural Euro wasps · alternative Euro-wasp

  1. UKA median wasp (Dolichovespula media), an aggressive European wasp, which spread from the continent to Britain in 1980s.

    The debate over greater European integration took an unexpected twist yesterday with the arrival of Euro wasp in Britain.

    2001 May 26, Stewart Payne, “Alarm over invasion of the Euro wasps”, in Telegraph (online)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
media wasp

Translations

Estonian suur-metsaherilane
  • suur-metsaherilaneDolichovespula media
Finnish pensasampiainen
  • pensasampiainenDolichovespula media
Russian оса́ сре́дняя
  • оса́ сре́дняя (osá srédnjaja)Dolichovespula media
Cite this entry
APA

Euro wasp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euro%20wasp

MLA

“Euro wasp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euro%20wasp. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Euro wasp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euro%20wasp.

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