polistes
noun
pol·is·tes
pōˈliˌstēz
1
capitalized
: an extensive genus of social wasps that have a spindle-shaped abdomen and wings which fold like a fan, are mostly black with yellow or brown markings, and make nests consisting of a single comb of papery material suspended by a peduncle and having no envelope
2
plural polistes
: any wasp of the genus Polistes
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