Eumenidae

plural noun

Eu·​men·​i·​dae

yüˈmenəˌdē

in some classifications

: a family of wasps containing those solitary mason wasps and potter wasps that are now usually included in Vespidae compare eumenes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Eumenes, type genus + -idae

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