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BALD-FACED HORNET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bald-faced hornet mean?
• BALD-FACED HORNET (noun)
The noun BALD-FACED HORNET has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: BALD-FACED HORNET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
North American hornet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
bald-faced hornet; Vespula maculata; white-faced hornet
Hypernyms ("bald-faced hornet" is a kind of...):
hornet (large stinging paper wasp)
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