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What is the noun for hornet?

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hornet
  1. A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.
  2. A person who pesters with petty but ceaseless attacks.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Allergy shots can also be used to control allergic reactions to stinging insects, such as bees, yellow jackets, hornet and wasps.”
      “Athena begins to make the suitors scatter like cattle stampeding from a hornet.”
      “One resident said she'd found what she thought was a hornet hiding behind the mixer tap in the kitchen.”
hornets
  1. plural of hornet
  2. Examples:
    1. “The insects most likely to cause allergic reactions are wasps, honeybees, hornets, yellow jackets and ants.”
      “Suddenly he heard the whining sound of the lead balls, like so many hornets screaming past his ears.”
      “Here came Little Pearl, jumping and dancing and running every whichaway like a thousand hornets were on him.”
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