Usually means: Stinging insects, larger than wasps.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. hornets: Merriam-Webster
  2. hornets: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hornets: Vocabulary.com
  4. Hornet's, Hornets, hornet's, hornets: Wordnik
  5. hornets: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. Hornets, hornets: Wiktionary
  7. hornets: Dictionary.com
  8. hornets: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Hornets: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Hornets: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  11. Hornets: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Hornets: Encyclopedia

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  1. Hornets: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. Hornets: Idioms

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  1. Hornets, hornets: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See hornet as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Hornet)

noun:  A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.
noun:  A person who pesters with petty but ceaseless attacks.
noun:  (soccer) someone connected with Watford Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
▸ Also see hornet


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