GIANT HORNET

Meaning of GIANT HORNET in English

noun

: a large black and orange European hornet ( Vespa crabro germana ) that is now established in the northeastern United States and is sometimes a pest because of its painful sting and its habit of gnawing the bark from twigs

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

GIANT HORNET. — See under hornet .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIANT HORNET — шершень обыкновенный (Vespa crabro)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GIANT HORNET — шершень обыкновенный ( Vespa crabro )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
HORNET — calabron
English interlingue dictionary
HORNET — noun Etymology: Middle English hernet, from Old English hyrnet; akin to Old High German hornaz ~, Latin crabro Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GIANT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) giant sequoia giant order giant star {{link=giant silkworm moth">giant silkworm moth
Английский словарь Британика
GIANT — I. ˈjīənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English geaunt, giaunt, from Middle French geant, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin gagant-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORNET — ˈhȯrnə̇t, ˈhȯ(ə)n-, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hernet, harnette, from Old English hyrnet; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORNET — (n.) A large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is …
Английский словарь Webster
GIANT — (a.) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
Английский словарь Webster
HORNET — ( n. ) A large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GIANT — ( a. ) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HORNET — /hawr"nit/ , n. any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) , introduced into …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIANT — — giantlike , adj. /juy"euhnt/ , n. 1. (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORNET — n. stinging insect of the wasp family
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HORNET — noun Etymology: Middle English hernet, from Old English hyrnet; akin to Old High German hornaz hornet, Latin crabro Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HORNET — noun a large, strong wasp. the european species (vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. it is …
Webster English vocab
GIANT — noun a man of extraordinari bulk and stature. 2. giant ·noun any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or …
Webster English vocab
HORNET — ■ noun a large wasp which is typically red and yellow or red and black and usually nests in hollow …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HORNET — [hor.net] n [ME hernet, fr. OE hyrnet; akin to OHG hornaz hornet, L crabro] (bef. 12c): any of the larger …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIANT — [gi.ant] n [ME giaunt, fr. OF geant, fr. L gigant-, gigas, fr. Gk] (14c) 1: a legendary humanlike being of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIANT — in folklore, huge mythical being, usually humanlike in form. The term derives (through Latin) from the Giants (Gigantes) of Greek …
Britannica English vocabulary
HORNET — hornet BrE AmE ˈhɔːn ɪt -ət AmE \ ˈhɔːrn- ▷ hornet|s s ▶ ˈ hornet's nest BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GIANT — giant BrE AmE ˈdʒa ɪ ‿ənt ▷ giant|s, \~'s s ▶ ˌ Giant's ˈ Causeway BrE AmE ▶ ˈ giant …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HORNET — / ˈhɔːnɪt; NAmE ˈhɔːrnɪt/ noun a large wasp (= a black and yellow flying insect) that has a very powerful …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT — / ˈdʒaɪənt; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. (in stories) a very large strong person who is often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORNET — hor ‧ net /ˈhɔːnət, ˈhɔːnɪt $ ˈhɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hyrnet ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIANT — I. gi ‧ ant 1 W3 /ˈdʒaɪənt/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] extremely big, and much bigger than other …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HORNET — n. a large wasp, Vespa crabro, with a brown and yellow striped body, and capable of inflicting a serious sting. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIANT — n. & adj. --n. 1 an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HORNET — n. a large wasp, Vespa crabro, with a brown and yellow striped body, and capable of inflicting a serious sting. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIANT — n. & adj. n. 1 an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HORNET — n. a large wasp, Vespa crabro, with a brown and yellow striped body, and capable of inflicting a serious sting. …
Oxford English vocab
GIANT — n. & adj. --n. 1. an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Oxford English vocab
HORNET — ( hornets) 1. A hornet is a large wasp. Hornets live in nests and have a powerful sting. N-COUNT 2. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT — ( giants) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is described …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORNET — (~s) 1. A ~ is a large wasp. Hornets live in nests and have a powerful sting. N-COUNT 2. If …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GIANT — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is described as …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HORNET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a wasps'/hornets' nest ▪ a wasps' nest in the attic EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GIANT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES giant killer giant panda make great/major/giant etc strides ▪ The government has made great …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HORNET — [noun] [C] - a large wasp (= type of flying insect) which can give you a bad stingSee picture: Bees …
Cambridge English vocab
GIANT — [noun] [C] - an imaginary creature, appearing esp. in children's stories, like a man but extremely tall and powerful and …
Cambridge English vocab
GIANT — n. giant panda giant sequoia giant order giant star giant silkworm moth
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HORNET — See: MAD AS A HORNET or MAD AS HOPS or MAD AS A WET HEN, STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST.
Slang English vocab
GIANT — n. Function: noun something of monstrous size, appearance, or power FF1C; a giant of a tractor FF1E; Synonyms: behemoth, leviathan, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GIANT — I. noun something of monstrous size, appearance, or power a giant of a tractor Synonyms: behemoth, leviathan, mammoth, monster, whale …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIANT
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GIANT — See ↑ BIG 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a giant
Longman Activator English vocab
GIANT — n. 25B6; noun the forest giant had died : COLOSSUS, man mountain, behemoth, Brobdingnagian, mammoth, monster; informal jumbo. See list. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HORNET — n. ~s sting
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
GIANT — n. 1 superhuman, titan, colossus, Goliath; giantess, Amazon, ogre; behemoth, monster, leviathan, mammoth Blocking the road in front of Jack …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HORNET — See: MAD AS A HORNET or MAD AS HOPS or MAD AS A WET HEN, STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST.
Словарь английских идиом
GIANT — [Folklore] The giants in mythology are primordial creatures of enormous size, the personifications of the forces of nature. They usually …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
HORNET — The hornet bears a general resemblance to the common wasp, only it is larger. It is exceedingly fierce and voracious, …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
HORNET — сущ.; зоол. шершень hornets sting ≈ шершни жалят to stir up a nest of hornets, to bring a hornets' nest …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GIANT — 1. сущ. 1) великан, гигант; титан 2) тех. гидромонитор 2. прил. гигантский, огромный, громадный Syn : large великан, гигант исполин, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORNET — n 1. 1> энт. шершень ( Vespidae ) 2> оса, надоедливая муха, язва 2. ав. жарг. бомбардировщик to stir up …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GIANT — giant.ogg 1. ʹdʒaıənt n 1. 1> великан, гигант 2> исполин, титан mental giant - гигант мысли giant of the faith …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GIANT — гидромонитор - hydraulic giant
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GIANT — гидромонитор - hydraulic giant
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HORNET — n 1. 1> энт. шершень ( Vespidae ) 2> оса, надоедливая муха, язва 2. ав. жарг. бомбардировщик to stir up …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GIANT — 1. ʹdʒaıənt n 1. 1> великан, гигант 2> исполин, титан mental giant - гигант мысли giant of the faith - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HORNET — 1) крупная оса 2) шершень (Vespa); шершень обыкновенный (Vespa crabro) • - bald-faced hornet - eastern hornet - giant hornet - white-faced hornet
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HORNET — 1) крупная оса 2) шершень ( Vespa ) ; шершень обыкновенный ( Vespa crabro ) • - bald-faced hornet - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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