a. Ent. rare. [f. med.L. Vespid-æ (see def.) + -OUS.] Of or belonging to the Vespidæ, an extensive family of wasps, including the social wasps and hornets; vespoid.
1848. Maunder, Treas. Nat. Hist., 724. A Vespidous insect having the first joint of the abdomen elongated into a pedicel.
