"hornet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɔː.nɪt/ [UK], /ˈhɔɹ.nɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hornet.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hornets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)nɪt Etymology: From Middle English hernet, from Old English hyrnetu, hyrnete, from Proto-West Germanic *hurnutu, from Proto-Germanic *hurznutō (compare German Hornisse), alteration of Proto-Germanic *hursulǭ (compare Dutch horzel), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂sro- (“hornet”, literally “the one with horns (antennae)”), from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”) (compare Welsh creyryn (“gadfly”), Latin crābrō (“hornet”), Lithuanian širšė (“wasp”), Old Church Slavonic сръшень (srŭšenĭ, “hornet”), Albanian grerë, grenzë (“wasp, hornet”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hernet}} Middle English hernet, {{inh|en|ang|hyrnetu}} Old English hyrnetu, {{m|ang|hyrnete}} hyrnete, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hurnutu}} Proto-West Germanic *hurnutu, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hurznutō}} Proto-Germanic *hurznutō, {{cog|de|Hornisse}} German Hornisse, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hursulǭ}} Proto-Germanic *hursulǭ, {{cog|nl|horzel}} Dutch horzel, {{der|en|ine-pro|*ḱr̥h₂sro-|gloss=hornet|lit=the one with horns (antennae)}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂sro- (“hornet”, literally “the one with horns (antennae)”), {{m|ine-pro|*ḱerh₂-|gloss=horn}} *ḱerh₂- (“horn”), {{cog|cy|creyryn||gadfly}} Welsh creyryn (“gadfly”), {{cog|la|crābrō||hornet}} Latin crābrō (“hornet”), {{cog|lt|širšė||wasp}} Lithuanian širšė (“wasp”), {{cog|cu|сръшень||hornet}} Old Church Slavonic сръшень (srŭšenĭ, “hornet”), {{cog|sq|grerë}} Albanian grerë, {{m|sq|grenzë||wasp, hornet}} grenzë (“wasp, hornet”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hornet (plural hornets)
  1. A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting. Categories (lifeform): Vespids Translations (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body): greth [masculine] (Albanian), ἀνθρηδών (anthrēdṓn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), زُنْبُور (zunbūr) [masculine] (Arabic), ձիաբոռ (jiaboṙ) (Armenian), ձիաստաց (jiastacʿ) (Armenian), কোদো (küdü) (Assamese), কোদো বৰল (küdü borol) (Assamese), liztortzar (Basque), шэ́ршань (šéršanʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), ভীমরুল (bhimrul) (Bengali), pennmarc'henn [feminine] (Breton), gwesped-koad (Breton), стъ́ршел (stǎ́ršel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ပျားတူ (pya:tu) (Burmese), vespa [feminine] (Catalan), زەردەواڵە (zerdewalle) (Central Kurdish), 大黃蜂 (Chinese Mandarin), 大黄蜂 (dàhuángfēng) (Chinese Mandarin), bumpala [feminine] (Cimbrian), hwyrnores (Cornish), sršeň [masculine] (Czech), hveps [common-gender] (Danish), gedehams [common-gender] (Danish), hoornaar [common-gender] (Dutch), hoorntje (Dutch), krabro (Esperanto), vapsik (Estonian), herhiläinen (Finnish), frelon [masculine] (French), carrizo [masculine] (Galician), tártago [masculine] (Galician), ონავარი (onavari) (Georgian), Hornisse [feminine] (German), σερσένι (serséni) [feminine] (Greek), σκούρκος (skoúrkos) [masculine] (Greek), צרעה (tzir'a) [masculine] (Hebrew), דַּבּוּר (dabbúr) [masculine] (Hebrew), lódarázs (Hungarian), horniso (Ido), hörhöläin (Ingrian), cearnabhán [feminine] (Irish), calabrone [masculine] (Italian), 雀蜂 (suzumebachi) (alt: すずめばち) (Japanese), スズメバチ (suzumebachi) (Japanese), ញាំង (ñĕəng) (Khmer), តាហ៊រ (taahɔɔ) (Khmer), 말벌 (malbeol) (Korean), 호넷 (honet) (Korean), bespia da corn [feminine] (Ladin), šyršyns (Latgalian), crābrō [masculine] (Latin), sirsenis [masculine] (Latvian), irsis [masculine] (Latvian), širšė (Lithuanian), стршен (stršen) [masculine] (Macedonian), tebuan (Malay), tsísʼnáłtsooítsoh (Navajo), frêlon [masculine] (Norman), geithams [masculine] (Norwegian), اشك آریسی (eşek arısı) (Ottoman Turkish), sarsin [masculine] (Polabian), szerszeń [masculine] (Polish), vespão [masculine] (Portuguese), abelha-pedreira [feminine] (Portuguese), tsïtsïsï (Purepecha), gărgăun [masculine] (Romanian), vesprun [masculine] (Romansch), ше́ршень (šéršenʹ) [masculine] (Russian), ဖျၢ (hpluh) (S'gaw Karen), cardùbbulu [masculine] (Sardinian), gardùbbulu (Sardinian), ardùbbulu [masculine] (Sardinian), connspeach [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), стршљен [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), stršljen [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), шашқақ (Shor), sršeň [masculine] (Slovak), sršen [masculine] (Slovene), avispón [masculine] (Spanish), bålgeting [common-gender] (Swedish), iyarẓẓi [masculine] (Tarifit), కందిరీగ (kandirīga) (Telugu), แตน (dtɛɛn) (Thai), eşek arısı (Turkish), ше́ршень (šéršenʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), avón (Venetian), graùgn [masculine] (Venetian), graón [masculine] (Venetian), gravarón (Venetian), cavaƚarón [masculine] (Venetian), hjenc (Vilamovian), fonnet (Walloon), cacynen [feminine] (Welsh), cacwn [plural] (Welsh), פֿערדבין (ferdbin) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-hornet-en-noun-zol1t7i6 Disambiguation of Vespids: 78 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body': 97 3
  2. A person who pesters with petty but ceaseless attacks.
    Sense id: en-hornet-en-noun-EvYyFUeV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bee, wasp
Derived forms: Asian giant hornet (taxonomic: Vespa mandarinia), Asian hornet (taxonomic: Vespa velutina), Australian hornet (taxonomic: Abispa ephippium), bald-faced hornet, bald hornet (taxonomic: Dolichovespula maculata), black-bellied hornet (taxonomic: Vespa basalis), black-tailed hornet (taxonomic: Vespa ducalis), European hornet (taxonomic: Vespa crabro), giant hornet (taxonomic: Vespa crabro germana), greater banded hornet (taxonomic: Vespa tropica), Japanese hornet (taxonomic: Vespa simillima), Japanese yellow hornet (taxonomic: Vespa simillima xanthptera), hornet clearwing (taxonomic: Sesia apiformis), hornet fly (taxonomic: Asilus spp.), hornet moth (taxonomic: Sesia apiformis), hornet robberfly (taxonomic: Asilus crabroniformis), lesser banded hornet (taxonomic: Vespa affinis), Oriental hornet, paper hornet (taxonomic: Dolichovespula maculata), sand hornet (taxonomic: Sphecius speciosus), white-faced hornet, white-tailed hornet (taxonomic: Dolichovespula maculata), yellow hornet (taxonomic: Vespa simillima xanthoptera), yellow-legged hornet (taxonomic: Vespa velutina), green hornet, Japanese giant hornet, mad as a hornet, murder hornet, oriental hornet

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
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          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
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            "masculine"
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          "lang": "Armenian",
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          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "ձիաբոռ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "jiastacʿ",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "ձիաստաց"
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          "lang": "Assamese",
          "roman": "küdü",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "কোদো"
        },
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          "code": "as",
          "lang": "Assamese",
          "roman": "küdü borol",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "কোদো বৰল"
        },
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          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "liztortzar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "šéršanʹ",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "шэ́ршань"
        },
        {
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          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "bhimrul",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "ভীমরুল"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pennmarc'henn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "gwesped-koad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "stǎ́ršel",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "стъ́ршел"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "pya:tu",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "ပျားတူ"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "大黃蜂"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dàhuángfēng",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "大黄蜂"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cim",
          "lang": "Cimbrian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bumpala"
        },
        {
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          "code": "kw",
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "hwyrnores"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sršeň"
        },
        {
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "hveps"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "gedehams"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "hoornaar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "hoorntje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "krabro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "vapsik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "herhiläinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "frelon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "carrizo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tártago"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "onavari",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "ონავარი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Hornisse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "serséni",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "σερσένι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "skoúrkos",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "σκούρκος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "anthrēdṓn",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ἀνθρηδών"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "tzir'a",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "צרעה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "dabbúr",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "דַּבּוּר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "lódarázs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "horniso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "hörhöläin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cearnabhán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "calabrone"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "alt": "すずめばち",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "suzumebachi",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "雀蜂"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "suzumebachi",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "スズメバチ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ñĕəng",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "ញាំង"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "taahɔɔ",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "តាហ៊រ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "malbeol",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "말벌"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "honet",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "호넷"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "zerdewalle",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "زەردەواڵە"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "lld",
          "lang": "Ladin",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bespia da corn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ltg",
          "lang": "Latgalian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "šyršyns"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "crābrō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sirsenis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "irsis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "širšė"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "stršen",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "стршен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "tebuan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "tsísʼnáłtsooítsoh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "frêlon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "geithams"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "eşek arısı",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "اشك آریسی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pox",
          "lang": "Polabian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sarsin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "szerszeń"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vespão"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "abelha-pedreira"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pua",
          "lang": "Purepecha",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "tsïtsïsï"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gărgăun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vesprun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "šéršenʹ",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ше́ршень"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ksw",
          "lang": "S'gaw Karen",
          "roman": "hpluh",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "ဖျၢ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cardùbbulu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "gardùbbulu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ardùbbulu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "connspeach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "стршљен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "stršljen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cjs",
          "lang": "Shor",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "шашқақ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sršeň"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sršen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "avispón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "bålgeting"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "rif",
          "lang": "Tarifit",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "iyarẓẓi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "kandirīga",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "కందిరీగ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "dtɛɛn",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "แตน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "eşek arısı"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "šéršenʹ",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ше́ршень"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "avón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "graùgn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "graón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "gravarón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cavaƚarón"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "wym",
          "lang": "Vilamovian",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "hjenc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "word": "fonnet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cacynen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "cacwn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "ferdbin",
          "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "פֿערדבין"
        }
      ]
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          "ceaseless"
        ],
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          "attack"
        ]
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)nɪt"
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}
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      "taxonomic": "Vespa mandarinia",
      "word": "Asian giant hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Vespa velutina",
      "word": "Asian hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Abispa ephippium",
      "word": "Australian hornet"
    },
    {
      "word": "bald-faced hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Dolichovespula maculata",
      "word": "bald hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Vespa basalis",
      "word": "black-bellied hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Vespa ducalis",
      "word": "black-tailed hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Vespa crabro",
      "word": "European hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Vespa crabro germana",
      "word": "giant hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Vespa tropica",
      "word": "greater banded hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Vespa simillima",
      "word": "Japanese hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Vespa simillima xanthptera",
      "word": "Japanese yellow hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Sesia apiformis",
      "word": "hornet clearwing"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Asilus spp.",
      "word": "hornet fly"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Sesia apiformis",
      "word": "hornet moth"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Asilus crabroniformis",
      "word": "hornet robberfly"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Vespa affinis",
      "word": "lesser banded hornet"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oriental hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Dolichovespula maculata",
      "word": "paper hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Sphecius speciosus",
      "word": "sand hornet"
    },
    {
      "word": "white-faced hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Dolichovespula maculata",
      "word": "white-tailed hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Vespa simillima xanthoptera",
      "word": "yellow hornet"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Vespa velutina",
      "word": "yellow-legged hornet"
    },
    {
      "word": "green hornet"
    },
    {
      "word": "Japanese giant hornet"
    },
    {
      "word": "mad as a hornet"
    },
    {
      "word": "murder hornet"
    },
    {
      "word": "oriental hornet"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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        "2": "hyrnete"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "German Hornisse",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hursulǭ"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "horzel"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*ḱerh₂-",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "creyryn",
        "3": "",
        "4": "gadfly"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "crābrō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "hornet"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "širšė",
        "3": "",
        "4": "wasp"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "сръшень",
        "3": "",
        "4": "hornet"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "grerë"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "grenzë",
        "3": "",
        "4": "wasp, hornet"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "word": "bee"
    },
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    }
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        "A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting."
      ],
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          "wasp",
          "wasp"
        ],
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          "Vespa"
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    {
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        "A person who pesters with petty but ceaseless attacks."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pester",
          "pester"
        ],
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          "petty",
          "petty"
        ],
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          "ceaseless"
        ],
        [
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          "attack"
        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈhɔː.nɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɔɹ.nɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)nɪt"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "greth"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "zunbūr",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "زُنْبُور"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "jiaboṙ",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "ձիաբոռ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "jiastacʿ",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "ձիաստաց"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "küdü",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "কোদো"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "küdü borol",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "কোদো বৰল"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "liztortzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "šéršanʹ",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шэ́ршань"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bhimrul",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "ভীমরুল"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pennmarc'henn"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "gwesped-koad"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "stǎ́ršel",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стъ́ршел"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "pya:tu",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "ပျားတူ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vespa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "大黃蜂"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàhuángfēng",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "大黄蜂"
    },
    {
      "code": "cim",
      "lang": "Cimbrian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bumpala"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "hwyrnores"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sršeň"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "hveps"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gedehams"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "hoornaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "hoorntje"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "krabro"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "vapsik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "herhiläinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frelon"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "carrizo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tártago"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "onavari",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "ონავარი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hornisse"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "serséni",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σερσένι"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "skoúrkos",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σκούρκος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "anthrēdṓn",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀνθρηδών"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tzir'a",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "צרעה"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "dabbúr",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "דַּבּוּר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "lódarázs"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "horniso"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "hörhöläin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cearnabhán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calabrone"
    },
    {
      "alt": "すずめばち",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "suzumebachi",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "雀蜂"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "suzumebachi",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "スズメバチ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ñĕəng",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "ញាំង"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "taahɔɔ",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "តាហ៊រ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "malbeol",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "말벌"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "honet",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "호넷"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "zerdewalle",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "زەردەواڵە"
    },
    {
      "code": "lld",
      "lang": "Ladin",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bespia da corn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ltg",
      "lang": "Latgalian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "šyršyns"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crābrō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sirsenis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "irsis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "širšė"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "stršen",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стршен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "tebuan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "tsísʼnáłtsooítsoh"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frêlon"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "geithams"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "eşek arısı",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "اشك آریسی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pox",
      "lang": "Polabian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sarsin"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "szerszeń"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vespão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abelha-pedreira"
    },
    {
      "code": "pua",
      "lang": "Purepecha",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "tsïtsïsï"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gărgăun"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vesprun"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šéršenʹ",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ше́ршень"
    },
    {
      "code": "ksw",
      "lang": "S'gaw Karen",
      "roman": "hpluh",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "ဖျၢ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cardùbbulu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "gardùbbulu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ardùbbulu"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "connspeach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стршљен"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stršljen"
    },
    {
      "code": "cjs",
      "lang": "Shor",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "шашқақ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sršeň"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sršen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "avispón"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bålgeting"
    },
    {
      "code": "rif",
      "lang": "Tarifit",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iyarẓẓi"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kandirīga",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "కందిరీగ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtɛɛn",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "แตน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "eşek arısı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "šéršenʹ",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ше́ршень"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "avón"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "graùgn"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "graón"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "gravarón"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cavaƚarón"
    },
    {
      "code": "wym",
      "lang": "Vilamovian",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "hjenc"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "word": "fonnet"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cacynen"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "cacwn"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "ferdbin",
      "sense": "a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "פֿערדבין"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "hornet"
  ],
  "word": "hornet"
}

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