hornet (redirected from hornets' nests)

hor·net  (hôrnt)

n.

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

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[Middle English hornet, alteration (probably influenced by horn, horn) of hernet, from Old English hyrnet; see ker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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hornet [ˈhɔːnɪt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various large social wasps of the family Vespidae, esp Vespa crabro of Europe, that can inflict a severe sting

hornet's nest a strongly unfavourable reaction (often in the phrase stir up a hornet's nest)

[Old English hyrnetu; related to Old Saxon hornut, Old High German hornuz]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hornet - large stinging paper wasp             vespid, vespid wasp - mostly social nest-building wasps giant hornet, Vespa crabro - European hornet introduced into the United States bald-faced hornet, Vespula maculata, white-faced hornet - North American hornet Vespula maculifrons, yellow hornet, yellow jacket - small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground

Translations

hornet [ˈhɔːnɪt] N → avispón m
to stir up a hornet's nest → armar mucho revuelo

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hornet [ˈhɔː^rnɪt] n → frelon m

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hornet

n → Hornisse f; to stir up a hornet’s nest (fig) → in ein Wespennest stechen

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hornet [ˈhɔːnɪt] n → calabrone m

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hornet

n hornet [ˈhoːnit]

a kind of large wasp. perdeby, wesp زُنْبور стършел sršeň gedehams die Hornisse μεγάλη σφήκα avispón vapsik زنبور درشت herhiläinen frelon צִרעָה तेज डंक मारने वाला भिंड stršen, osa lódarázs tawon vespa, geitungur calabrone すずめばち 장수말벌 širšė sirsenis tebuan horzel geitehams szerszeń vespão găr­găun шершень sršeň sršen stršljen bålgeting แตน eşekarısı 大黃蜂 шершень زنبور ong bắp cày 大黄蜂