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单词 hornet
释义

hornet

/ˈhɔːnɪt /
noun
A large, fairly docile wasp which is typically red and yellow or red and black and usually nests in hollow trees.
  • Vespa and other genera, family Vespidae: several species, including the European V. crabro.
Bites from bees, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets and fire ants are typically the most troublesome....
  • The insects most likely to cause allergic reactions are wasps, honeybees, hornets, yellow jackets and ants.
  • South African paper wasps, or hornets as they are also called, are often encountered underneath overhangs such as the eaves of roofs but do not form very big groups.

Phrases

a hornets' nest

Origin

Old English hyrnet, of Germanic origin; related to German Hornisse. The form of the word was probably influenced by Middle Dutch and Middle Low German hornte.

Rhymes

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