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European hornet

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large species of hornet (Vespa crabro) found across Eurasia and North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Dutch: Europese hoornaar — Vespa crabro
  • Finnish: herhiläinen — Vespa crabro
  • French: frelon européen — Vespa crabro
  • German: Hornisse — Vespa crabro
  • Italian: calabrone — Vespa crabro
  • Norwegian: geithams — Vespa crabro
  • Polish: szerszeń europejski — Vespa crabro
  • Romanian: bărzăun — Vespa crabro
  • Russian: ше́ршень обыкнове́нный (šéršenʹ obyknovénnyj) — Vespa crabro
  • Russian: оса́ ше́ршневая (osá šéršnevaja) — Vespa crabro
  • Spanish: avispón — Vespa crabro
  • Turkish: eşek arısı — Vespa crabro
  • Turkish: sarıca — Vespa crabro