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1. (n.) hornet
any large stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro, introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata of North America.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME harnete, OE hyrnet(u))
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1. (noun) hornet
large stinging paper wasp
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1. (noun) hornet
a large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is very pugnacious, and its sting is very severe. Its nest is constructed of a paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together by columns. The American white-faced hornet (V. maculata) is larger and has similar habits
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Sense: a kind of large wasp.
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 Afrikaans: perdeby, wesp |
 Arabic: زُنْبور |
 Bulgarian: стършел |
 Brazilian: vespão |
 Czech: sršeň |
 German: die Hornisse |
 Danish: gedehams |
 Greek: μεγάλη σφήκα |
 Spanish: avispón |
 Estonian: vapsik |
 Farsi: زنبور درشت |
 Finnish: herhiläinen |
 French: frelon |
 Hebrew: צִרעָה |
 Hindi: तेज डंक मारने वाला भिंड |
 Croatian: stršen, osa |
 Hungarian: lódarázs |
 Indonesian: tawon |
 Icelandic: vespa, geitungur |
 Italian: calabrone |
 Japanese: すずめばち |
 Korean: 장수말벌 |
 Lithuanian: širšė |
 Latvian: sirsenis |
 Malay: tebuan |
 Dutch: horzel |
 Norwegian: geitehams |
 Polish: szerszeń |
 Persian: زنبور درشت |
 Pashto: یوډول مچی |
 Portuguese: vespão |
 Romanian: gărgăun |
 Russian: шершень |
 Slovak: sršeň |
 Slovenian: sršen |
 Serbian: stršljen |
 Swedish: bålgeting |
 Thai: แตน |
 Turkish: eşekarısı |
 Taiwanese: 大黃蜂 |
 Ukrainian: шершень |
 Urdu: زنبور |
 Vietnamese: ong bắp cày |
 Chinese: 大黄蜂 |
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