Polistes
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek πολιστής (polistḗs, “founder of a city”), from Ancient Greek πολίζειν (polízein, “build a city”), from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “a city”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – umbrella wasps.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita - suborder; Vespoidea - superfamily; Vespidae - family; Polistinae - subfamily; Polistini - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Polistes gallicus - type species
References edit
- Polistes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Polistes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Polistes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons