hornet : Idioms & Phrases

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bald-faced hornet

  • noun North American hornet
    bald-faced hornet; Vespula maculata.
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giant hornet

  • noun European hornet introduced into the United States
    Vespa crabro.
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Hornet fly

  • (Zoöl.), any dipterous insect of the genus Asilus, and allied genera, of which there are numerous species. They are large and fierce flies which capture bees and other insects, often larger than themselves, and suck their blood. Called also hawk fly, robber fly.
Webster 1913

hornet's nest

  • noun a highly contentious or hazardous situation
    hornet's nest.
    • talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest
  • noun habitation for wasps or hornets
    hornet's nest; wasps' nest; wasp's nest.
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hornets' nest

  • noun a highly contentious or hazardous situation
    hornet's nest.
    • talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest
  • noun habitation for wasps or hornets
    hornet's nest; wasps' nest; wasp's nest.
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Sand hornet

  • (Zoöl.), a sand wasp.
Webster 1913

To stir up a hornet's nest

  • to provoke the attack of a swarm of spiteful enemies or spirited critics. Colloq.
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white-faced hornet

  • noun North American hornet
    bald-faced hornet; Vespula maculata.
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yellow hornet

  • noun small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground
    yellow jacket; Vespula maculifrons.
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