Polistes

Translingual

Etymology

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”).

Proper noun

Polistes m

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

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