yellow jacket

English - Turkish

Definition of yellow jacket in English Turkish dictionary

zool. gövdesi sarı ve siyah renkli bir tür yabanarısı

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yellow jackets

sarı ceket

English - English

Definition of yellow jacket in English English dictionary

{i} paper wasp that has black and shiny yellow strips; (Slang) yellow capsule of phenobarbital

small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground

a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and anti-spasmodic

Any of several small wasps of the family Vespidae that have yellow and black markings and usually nest in the ground. Any of 35-40 species (genus Dolichovespula or Vespula) of social wasps, principally of the Northern Hemisphere, named for the black bands on its yellow abdomen. They differ from other wasps in having their wings folded longitudinally when at rest. Dolichovespula species typically build exposed nests. Vespula species build concealed nests underground or in protected cavities; when a nest is stepped on, the colony may erupt in an angry, stinging swarm. Nest size varies widely; some nests can be held in one hand, whereas nests in warmer climates may weigh half a ton

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yellowjacket

A predatory wasp with alternating black and yellow stripes around the abdomen

Yellow Jackets

name of the athletic teams at Georgia Tech

Hyphenation

yel·low jack·et

Turkish pronunciation

yelō cäkıt

Pronunciation

/ˈyelō ˈʤakət/ /ˈjɛloʊ ˈʤækət/

Etymology

[ 'ye-(")lO, dial 'ye-l&a ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English yelwe, yelow, from Old English geolu; akin to Old High German gelo yellow, Latin helvus light bay, Greek chlOros greenish yellow, Sanskrit hari yellowish.