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YELLOW JACKET

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• YELLOW JACKET (noun)
The noun YELLOW JACKET has 2 senses:

1. a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
2. small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground

Familiarity information: YELLOW JACKET used as a noun is rare.

• YELLOW JACKET (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Nembutal; pentobarbital; pentobarbital sodium; yellow jacket

Hypernyms ("yellow jacket" is a kind of...):

barbiturate (organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Vespula maculifrons; yellow hornet; yellow jacket

Hypernyms ("yellow jacket" is a kind of...):

hornet (large stinging paper wasp)

Holonyms ("yellow jacket" is a member of...):

genus Vespula; Vespula (sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps)

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