hornet

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a large social wasp, especially one of the genus Vespa, capable of delivering a powerful sting

   A hornet circled the fallen fruit before returning to its nest.

Inherited from Middle English hernet and Old English hyrnet, from a Germanic word with cognates including German Hornisse. The later English form was probably influenced by related Middle Dutch and Middle Low German forms.

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