ˈyüməˌnēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek eumenēs well-disposed, from eu- + -menēs (from menos spirit, intent) — more at mind
: a widely distributed genus (family Vespidae) comprising chiefly black or black and yellow solitary wasps that build jug-shaped cells of mud singly or in rows and stock them with caterpillars as food for the larval wasps — see potter wasp
• eu·me·nid ˈyüməˌnid, yüˈmenə̇d adjective or noun