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Vespiary

Vespiary \Ves"pi*a*ry\, n. [L. vespa a wasp.] A nest, or habitation, of insects of the wasp kind.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary

vespiary

"wasp's nest," 1816, from Latin vespa "wasp" (see wasp) on model of apiary. A proper formation would be *vespary.

Wiktionary

vespiary

n. 1 A nest built by a social wasp species. 2 A colony of wasps living in such a nest.