Polistes

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Etymology

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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).

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Polistes m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – umbrella wasps.

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