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Definition of Mason wasp
1. Noun. Solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay for the young.
2. Noun. Any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their young.
Definition of Mason wasp
1. Noun. A potter wasp. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mason Wasp
Literary usage of Mason wasp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1848)
"Other species of the mason-wasp fill their cells with worms, instead of spiders.
... I once witnessed a combat between a mason-wasp and such a spider as I ..."
2. An Introduction to Entomology: Or, Elements of the Natural History of by William Kirby, William Spence (1846)
"In the procedures of n worth particularizing occurs ; but one species, call
mason-wasp ... mason wasp."
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