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YELLOW JACKET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground

Synonyms:

Vespula maculifrons; yellow hornet; yellow jacket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("yellow jacket" is a kind of...):

hornet (large stinging paper wasp)

Holonyms ("yellow jacket" is a member of...):

genus Vespula; Vespula (sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic

Synonyms:

Nembutal; pentobarbital; pentobarbital sodium; yellow jacket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("yellow jacket" is a kind of...):

barbiturate (organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal)

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