[hor.net] n [ME hernet, fr. OE hyrnet; akin to OHG hornaz hornet, L crabro] (bef. 12c): any of the larger social wasps (family Vespidae)--compare yellow jacket
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Meaning of HORNET in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012