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potter wasp

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potter wasp

–noun
any of several mason wasps, esp. of the genus Eumenes, that construct a juglike nest of mud.

Origin:
1875–80, Americanism
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potter wasp  
n.  Any of various small black and yellow solitary wasps of the genus Eumenes, characteristically building pot-shaped nests of clay. See Regional Note at mud dauber.
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