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Definition of Paper wasp
1. Noun. Any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paper Wasp
Literary usage of Paper wasp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elementary Lessons in Zoology: A Guide in Studying Animal Life and Structure by James George Needham (1895)
"THE paper wasp. The Nest consists of a single tier of gray, papery cells opening
downward, and attached above by a short stalk to the eaves of a building, ..."
2. Nature Study: A Pupil's Text-book by Frank Overton, Mary E. Hill (1905)
"... X. NEST OF A paper wasp Material. — The nest of a paper building wasp (hornet),
hung in a prominent place in the schoolroom. ..."
3. Secrets Out of Doors by William Hamilton Gibson (1913)
"The paper wasp and His Doings Few of our common insects enjoy a wider intimate
acquaintance with humanity or a more respectful ..."
4. Elementary Lessons in Zoölogy: A Guide in Studying Animal Life and Structure by James George Needham (1896)
"THE paper wasp. The Nest consists of a single tier of gray, papery cells opening
downward, and attached above by a short stalk to the eaves of a building, ..."
5. A Source Book of Biological Nature-study by Elliot Rowland Downing (1919)
"The paper wasp is the one that builds its nest out of gray material laid down in
thin layers like paper (Fig. 74). This really is a true paper, ..."
6. Mind in Animals by Ludwig Büchner (1880)
"... paper wasp, on the other hand, builds little bag-shaped nests, the paper-like
material of which is of such fineness and perfection that a Parisian paper ..."
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