hornet

hornet
/hawr"nit/, n.
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet), introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet), of North America.
[bef. 900; ME harnete, OE hyrnet(u); c. OHG hornaz ( > G Horniss); akin to HORN]

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