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WASP

1

[ wosp ]

noun

  1. a member of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots, an organization disbanded in 1944.


WASP

2
or Wasp

[ wosp ]

noun

  1. a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
  2. a member of the privileged, established white upper middle class in the U.S.

adjective

wasp

3

[ wosp ]

noun

  1. any of numerous social or solitary hymenopterous insects of the Vespidae, Sphecidae, and allied families, generally having a long, slender body and narrow waist and, in the female, a stinger.
  2. a person who is snappish or petulant.

Wasp

1

/ 飞蓲蝉辫 /

acronym for

  1. White Anglo-Saxon Protestant: a person descended from N European, usually Protestant stock, forming a group often considered the most dominant, privileged, and influential in American society
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

wasp

2

/ 飞蓲蝉辫 /

noun

  1. any social hymenopterous insect of the family Vespidae, esp Vespula vulgaris ( common wasp ), typically having a black-and-yellow body and an ovipositor specialized for stinging See also potter wasp hornet vespine
  2. any of various solitary hymenopterans, such as the digger wasp and gall wasp
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

WASP

  1. An acronym for 鈥 w hite A nglo- S axon P rotestant鈥 鈥 a member of what many consider to be the most privileged and influential group in American society.
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Derived Forms

  • 藞奥补蝉辫测, adjective
  • 藞飞补蝉辫颈苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 藞飞补蝉辫测, adjective
  • 藞飞补蝉辫颈濒测, adverb
  • 藞飞补蝉辫藢濒颈办别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 飞补蝉辫顎僱颈办别顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of WASP1

First recorded in 1955鈥60

Origin of WASP2

First recorded before 900; Middle English waspe, Old English 飞忙蝉辫, metathetic variant of 飞忙辫蝉, itself variant of 飞忙蹿蝉; cognate with Dutch wesp, German Wespe; akin to Latin vespa
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of WASP1

Old English 飞忙蝉辫; related to Old Saxon waspa, Old High German wefsa, Latin vespa
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Now a recent study in the journal Nature Astronomy reveals something new and enigmatic about WASP-107 b.

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The team also measured sulfur dioxide, water vapor, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide -- and found WASP-107 b has more heavy elements than Uranus and Neptune.

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An international team of researchers has successfully used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to map the weather on the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 b.

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"As with other stars orbited by exoplanets, the observed light curve of WASP-39 is flatter than previous models can explain," she adds.

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She tried out for the Women鈥檚 Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPS, and was accepted into the flight training program.

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