Vespa
1950, proprietary name of It. make of motor scooter, first produced 1946, from It., lit. "wasp," from L. vespa (see wasp). Rival brand was Lambretta.
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| type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets |
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Vespa
Ves"pa\, n. [L., wasp.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of Hymenoptera including the common wasps and hornets.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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