a. Ent. Also 8 vespæ-. [f. L. vesp-a, -æ, wasp + -(I)FORM.] Having the form or appearance of a wasp; wasp-like.
1752. J. Hill, Hist. Anim., 31. The vespæform Asilus, with the antennæ longer than the head.
1817. Kirby & Sp., Entomol., II. 263. I once found one of the vespiform bees (Apis Goodeniana …) hanging by its mandibles from the edge of a hazel-leaf.
