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"Hornet" Definition

noun

Any of various large stinging wasps of the family Vespidae, chiefly of the genera Vespa and Vespula, that characteristically build large papery nests.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Any of the larger vespid wasps (as of the genus ) .

Source: Merriam-Webster

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