CUCKOO WASP

Meaning of CUCKOO WASP in English

noun

: any of certain usually brilliantly metallic-green or metallic-blue wasps that constitute the family Chrysididae or the superfamily Chrysidoidea and lay their eggs in the provisioned larval cells of other hymenopterous insects

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CUCKOO WASP — any of several small, metallic-green or -blue wasps of the family Chrysididae that deposit their eggs in nests of other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUCKOO WASP — ■ noun a ruby-tail or other wasp which lays its eggs in the nest of a bee or other wasp.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CUCKOO WASP — also called Ruby-tailed Wasp, any member of the insect family Chrysididae (Chrysalidae) of the order Hymenoptera. The family is large, …
Britannica English vocabulary
CUCKOO WASP — оса-блестянка, золотая оса (Chrysis); pl осы-блестянки, золотые осы (Chrysidiidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CUCKOO WASP — оса-блестянка, золотая оса ( Chrysis ) ; pl осы-блестянки, золотые осы ( Chrysidiidae )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
WASP — or Wasp noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: white Anglo-Saxon Protestant Date: 1957 an American of Northern European and especially British …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CUCKOO — Any of some 138 species of tree-dwelling and terrestrial birds of the family Cuculidae. They are found worldwide in temperate …
Английский словарь Британика
WASP — I. ˈwäsp, ˈwȯsp noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English waspe, from Old English wæps, wæfs, wæsp; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUCKOO — I. ˈkü(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇(- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, cuckow, of imitative origin like Middle Low German kukuk, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WASP — /wosp/ , Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. n. 1. a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant. 2. a member of the privileged, established white …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUCKOO — /kooh"kooh, kook"ooh/ , n. , pl. cuckoos , v. , cuckooed, cuckooing , adj. n. 1. a common European bird, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUCKOO — adj. of or pertaining to the cuckoo bird; resembling the cuckoo; (Slang) crazy; foolish; strange
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CUCKOO — n. European songbird; bird related to the European cuckoo bird; call of the cuckoo bird characterized by two-notes ; (Slang) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WASP — see WASP
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUCKOO — I. ˈkü-(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇- noun ( plural cuckoos ) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, of imitative origin Date: 13th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WASP — or Wasp ˈwäsp, ˈwȯsp Usage: often attributive Etymology: w hite A nglo- S axon P rotestant Date: 1957 sometimes disparaging …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WASP — noun Etymology: Middle English waspe, from Old English wæps, wæsp; akin to Old High German wafsa wasp, Latin vespa wasp …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WASP — (also WASP ) ■ noun N. Amer. an upper- or middle-class North American white Protestant, regarded as a member of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WASP — [wasp] n [ME waspe, fr. OE waeps, waesp; akin to OHG wafsa wasp, L vespa wasp] (bef. 12c) 1: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CUCKOO — [cuck.oo] n, pl cuckoos [ME cuccu, of imit. origin] (13c) 1: a largely grayish brown European bird (Cuculus canorus) that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WASP — any stinging member (formerly called Aculeata) of the insect suborder Apocrita (order Hymenoptera), other than bees and ants, as well …
Britannica English vocabulary
CUCKOO — Cuckoo (Cuculus) any of numerous birds of the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes). The name usually designates some 60 arboreal members …
Britannica English vocabulary
WASP — wasp, WASP, Wasp BrE AmE wɒsp AmE wɑːsp ▷ wasps, WASPs, Wasps wɒsps AmE wɑːsps
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CUCKOO — cuckoo BrE AmE ˈkʊk uː AmE \ ˈkuːk- ˈkʊk- ▷ cuckoo|s z ▶ ˈ cuckoo clock BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WASP — / wɒsp; NAmE wɑːsp; wɔːsp/ noun a black and yellow flying insect that can sting : a wasp sting a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASP — ➡ Wasp
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASP — (also WASP ) / wɒsp; NAmE wɑːsp; wɔːsp/ noun ( especially NAmE , usually disapproving ) the abbreviation for 'White …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUCKOO — / ˈkʊkuː; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun ( pl. -oos ) a bird with a call that sounds …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASP — WASP /wɒsp $ wɑːsp, wɒːsp/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) an American whose family was originally …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WASP — wasp /wɒsp $ wɑːsp, wɒːsp/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wæps , wæsp ] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CUCKOO — I. cuck ‧ oo 1 /ˈkʊkuː $ ˈkuːkuː, ˈkʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WASP — n. 1 a stinging often flesh-eating insect of the order Hymenoptera, esp. the common social wasp Vespa vulgaris, with black …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUCKOO — n. & adj. --n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WASP — n. 1 a stinging often flesh-eating insect of the order Hymenoptera, esp. the common social wasp Vespa vulgaris, with black …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUCKOO — n. & adj. n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WASP — n.1 a stinging often flesh-eating insect of the order Hymenoptera, esp. the common social wasp Vespa vulgaris, with black and …
Oxford English vocab
CUCKOO — n. & adj. --n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Oxford English vocab
WASP — ( WASPs) WASP is used to refer to the people in American society whose ancestors came from northern Europe, especially …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUCKOO — ( cuckoos) A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASP — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He had long sympathized with liberal causes and felt uncomfortable at the privileges his WASP …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WASP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a wasps'/hornets' nest ▪ a wasps' nest in the attic EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Adult …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CUCKOO — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cuckoo clock (= a clock with a wooden bird inside that comes out …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WASP — (INSECT) [noun] [C] - a black and yellow flying insect which can sting youKeep still - there's a wasp near …
Cambridge English vocab
CUCKOO — (FOOLISH) [adjective] [informal] - foolishYou must be cuckoo to pay that much for a car.
Cambridge English vocab
WASP — (PERSON), Wasp [noun] [C] [esp. US] [disapproving] - White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (= a white American whose family originally came from …
Cambridge English vocab
CUCKOO — n. Any of some 138 species of tree-dwelling and terrestrial birds of the family Cuculidae. They are found worldwide in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WASP — noun WASP + VERB ▪ crawl , fly ▪ sting sb ▪ buzz WASP + NOUN ▪ sting ▪ nest …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CUCKOO — noun Cuckoo is used before these nouns: ↑ clock
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Dirty English-Russian vocab
WASP — White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Don's a WASP and I'm a WASP, but we have different beliefs.
English Idioms vocab
WASP — White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Don's a WASP and I'm a WASP, but we have different beliefs.
English Idioms vocabulary
CUCKOO — 1. сущ. 1) кукушка 2) кукование 3) разг. раззява, разиня Syn : gawk, gaper; scatter-brain 2. прил.; разг. сумасшедший, чокнутый …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WASP — wasp.ogg wɒsp n зоол. оса ( Vespoidae ) wasp s' nest, nest of wasps - осиное гнездо, скопище врагов
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CUCKOO — cuckoo.ogg 1. ʹkʋku: n 1. зоол. кукушка ( Cuculus gen. ) 2. кукование 3. глупец, разиня 2. ʹkʋku: a разг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WASP — I wasp сокр. от White Anglo-Saxon Protestant"белая кость" ("истинный американец", "американская аристократия"; американцы англо-саксонского происхождения и протестантского вероисповедания считали себя …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CUCKOO — 1. ʹkʋku: n 1. зоол. кукушка ( Cuculus gen. ) 2. кукование 3. глупец, разиня 2. ʹkʋku: a разг. не …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WASP — I wasp.wav сокр. от White Anglo-Saxon Protestant "белая кость" ("истинный американец", "американская аристократия"; американцы англо-саксонского происхождения и протестантского вероисповедания считали себя и …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CUCKOO — 1. ['°Ќ°ѓ] сущ. 1) кукушка 2) кукование 3) разг. раззява, разиня Syn: gawk, gaper, scatter-brain 2. ['°Ќ°ѓ] прил.; разг. сумасшедший, чокнутый Syn: crazy, foolish, absurd 3. ['°Ќ°ѓ] межд. ку-ку! 4. ['°Ќ°ѓ] cuckoo.wav гл. а) куковать (о птицах) б) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WASP — 1) оса (Vespa); pl настоящие осы (Vespidae), pl складчатокрылые осы (Vespidae) 2) pl роющие осы (Sphecidae) • - agaontid wasps - aphid wasps - bedeguar …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CUCKOO — 1) кукушка; кукушка (Cuculus); обыкновенная кукушка (Cuculus canorus) 2) куковать • - African emerald cuckoo - Asiatic emerald cuckoo - banded day cuckoo - bay-breasted cuckoo - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
WASP — 1) оса ( Vespa ) ; pl настоящие осы ( Vespidae ) , pl складчатокрылые осы ( Vespidae ) 2) …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CUCKOO — 1) кукушка; кукушка ( Cuculus ) ; обыкновенная кукушка ( Cuculus canorus ) 2) куковать • - African emerald cuckoo …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CUCKOO — adj sl 1) You're cuckoo — Ты рехнулся The chick is just cuckoo, that's all — У этой чувихи просто не все дома Where'd …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
CUCKOO — adj sl 1) You're cuckoo — Ты рехнулся The chick is just cuckoo, that's all — У этой чувихи просто …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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