vespiary

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noun

A nest built by a social wasp species.

OriginLatin vespa →
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Meanings

nounvespiary (plural vespiaries)

plural vespiaries

  1. A nest built by a social wasp species.
  2. A colony of wasps living in such a nest.

Origin

  1. Latinvespa“wasp”
  2. Englishvespiary

From Latin vespa (“wasp”), formed in imitation of apiary (a similar structure for bees).

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Translations

Bulgarian гнездо на оси
  • гнездо на оси (gnezdo na osi)a wasps' nest
Catalan vesper
  • vespera wasps' nest
Czech vosí hnízdo
  • vosí hnízdoa wasps' nest
Finnish ampiaispesä
  • ampiaispesäa wasps' nest
French guêpier
  • guêpiera wasps' nest
German Wespennest
  • Wespennesta wasps' nest
Hungarian darázsfészek
  • darázsfészeka wasps' nest
Italian vespaio
  • vespaioa wasps' nest
Portuguese vespeiro
  • vespeiroa wasps' nest
Romanian viespar
  • viespara wasps' nest
Russian оси́ное гнездо́
  • оси́ное гнездо́ (osínoje gnezdó)a wasps' nest
Spanish avispero
  • avisperoa wasps' nest
Cite this entry
APA

vespiary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vespiary

MLA

“vespiary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vespiary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vespiary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vespiary.

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