hornet

English Thesaurus

1. large stinging paper wasp (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	vespid, vespid wasp,
definition	:	mostly social nest-building wasps (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	giant hornet, vespa crabro,
definition	:	European hornet introduced into the United States (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	bald-faced hornet, vespula maculata, white-faced hornet,
definition	:	North American hornet (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	vespula maculifrons, yellow hornet, yellow jacket,
definition	:	small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground (noun.animal)