solitary wasp

noun

1. any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.

Word History and Origins

Origin of solitary wasp¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

A solitary wasp, a slender creature in black and gold, quick and emotional, had made a cabin of one of the holes in the timber.

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