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hornet definition

hor·net (hôr′nit)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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