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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'hornet' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions hornet noun  A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown and yellow striped body and capable of inflicting a serious sting. Translations:  Dutch: hoornaar French: frelon German: Hornisse Italian: calabrone Spanish: avispón Etymology: Probably comes from hornete, which was used in both Middle Low German and Middle Dutch. The word also corresponds with the Old English word hyrnet. Hornet is probably derived from horn.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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