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It is the diminutive form of vespa wasp, and was a nickname given to particularly ill-tempered individuals.
These include mod(r) and csul , each with an intron of 44 bp, and CG11892 , with a diminutive intron of 43 bp.
This church served Greek refugees in the 8th century, and the designation in Cosmedin is usually assumed to be connected with the Greek word kosmidion , diminutive of kosmos , meaning `embellishment.
The circular road now arcs north to the diminutive village of Camacha, where the principal attraction is a picturesque old windmill — one of the last few still working on the island.
Schettino , for instance, can be a diminutive of Francesco ; but it also translates as careless.