hornet

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English

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A hornet.
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Etymology

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From Middle English hernet, from Old English hyrnetu, hyrnete, from Proto-West Germanic *hurnutu, from Proto-Germanic *hurznutō (compare German Hornisse), alteration of Proto-Germanic *hursulǭ (compare Dutch horzel), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂sro- (hornet, literally the one with horns (antennae)), from *ḱerh₂- (horn) (compare Welsh creyryn (gadfly), Latin crābrō (hornet), Lithuanian širšė (wasp), Old Church Slavonic сръшень (srŭšenĭ, hornet), Albanian grerë, grenzë (wasp, hornet)).

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hornet (plural hornets)

  1. A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.
  2. A person who pesters with petty but ceaseless attacks.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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hornet n

  1. definite singular of horn

Norwegian Nynorsk

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hornet n

  1. definite singular of horn

Swedish

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Noun

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hornet

  1. definite singular of horn