transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhɔ:nɪt ]
n. a large wasp, Vespa crabro, with a brown and yellow striped body, and capable of inflicting a serious sting. østir up a hornets' nest provoke or cause trouble or opposition. [prob. f. MLG, MDu. horn(e)te, corresp. to OE hyrnet, perh. rel. to HORN]