masarine

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noun

Any wasp in the subfamily Masarinae.

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Meanings

nounmasarine (plural masarines)

plural masarines

  1. biologyAny wasp in the subfamily Masarinae.

    In contrast to the majority of bees, which transport pollen externally, masarines take pollen mixed with nectar from flowers with deep corollas (Gess 1996).

    2007, James H. Hunt, The Evolution of Social Wasps, page 28

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
masaridpollen wasp

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

SeminaraErasmian
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APA

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MLA

“masarine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masarine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masarine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masarine.

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