white-faced hornet.
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white-faced hornet — noun North American hornet • Syn: ↑bald faced hornet, ↑Vespula maculata • Hypernyms: ↑hornet * * * noun : a large American hornet (Vespula maculata) predominantly dull black with striking white markings on head, thorax, and abdomen called also … Useful english dictionary
white-faced hornet. — See under hornet. [1890 95, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
Bald-faced hornet — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda … Wikipedia
bald-faced hornet — noun North American hornet • Syn: ↑white faced hornet, ↑Vespula maculata • Hypernyms: ↑hornet * * * noun : white faced hornet … Useful english dictionary
Hornet — Hor net, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz, G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D. horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, strong wasp. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hornet fly — Hornet Hor net, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz, G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D. horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, strong… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hornet (disambiguation) — A hornet is an insect. It may also mean:Insects: * a colloquial term for an American wasp, for example the Bald faced hornet, White faced hornet or Cicada killer wasp.Ships: *HMS Hornet , any of ten ships of the Royal Navy *USS Hornet , any of… … Wikipedia
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 … Universalium
To stir up a hornet's nest — Hornet Hor net, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz, G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D. horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, strong… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paper hornet — noun Etymology: so called from the papery nest it builds : white faced hornet … Useful english dictionary
