hornet

(hôrnit)

noun

any of several large social wasps (family Vespidae), strikingly colored yellow and black

Origin: ME harnette < OE hyrnet, akin to Ger hornisse < IE base *er- (see horn) > L crabro, hornet

See hornet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of various large stinging wasps of the family Vespidae, chiefly of the genera Vespa and Vespula, that characteristically build large papery nests.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hornet

Origin: , alteration (probably influenced by horn, horn)

Origin: of hernet

Origin: , from Old English hyrnet; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots

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