eumenid

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noun

Any member of the vespid subfamily Eumeninae, the potter wasps.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nouneumenid (plural eumenids)

plural eumenids

  1. biologyAny member of the vespid subfamily Eumeninae, the potter wasps.

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameEumenes
  2. Englisheumenid

From taxonomic name Eumenes + -id.

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APA

eumenid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eumenid

MLA

“eumenid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eumenid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eumenid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eumenid.

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