Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

euro wasp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: eu-ro wasp
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A median wasp (Dolichovespula media), an aggressive European wasp, which spread from the continent to Britain in 1980s.

British usage

Example Sentences

"The debate over greater European integration took an unexpected twist yesterday with the arrival of Euro wasp in Britain."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

Euro wasps (plural) Euro-wasp (alternative)

Questions

What does euro wasp mean?: A median wasp (Dolichovespula media), an aggressive European wasp, which spread from the continent to Britain in 1980s.

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