blackjacket

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English

a blackjacket (Dolichovespula maculata) seen from the front. Gaspésie, Quebec.

Noun

blackjacket (plural blackjackets)

  1. A type of yellow jacket with black-and-white instead of yellow-and-black coloration, Vespula consobrina
  2. The bald-faced hornet, Dolichovespula maculata, another species of yellow jacket with similar coloration.

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