vespid vs wasp

vespid and wasp both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vespid	Yes	No	No	No
wasp	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wasp is a hypernym of vespid; that is, wasp is a word with a broader meaning than vespid:

vespid: mostly social nest-building wasps
wasp: social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting

vespid (noun)	wasp (noun)
mostly social nest-building wasps	social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting