Asian giant hornet

Noun

Meaning

Asian giant hornet (plural Asian giant hornets)

Vespa mandarinia, the world's largest hornet, native to temperate and tropical Eastern Asia, and having a powerful sting.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

murder hornet

Examples

The first spotting of the 2-inch Asian giant hornet, or Vespa mandarinia, was verified in the United States in December, according to the Washington state Agriculture Department. Source: Internet

The hornet was confirmed to be an Asian giant hornet. Source: Internet

The traps in the county’s parks and green spaces haven’t trapped an Asian giant hornet yet. Source: Internet

Top view of an Asian giant hornet. Source: Internet

What people are seeing isn’t the Asian giant hornet, according to Gary Fish, state horticulturist with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Source: Internet

While nearly as large as the Asian giant hornet, Sphecius speciosus, or the cicada killer, is not in the same insect family as the Asian giant hornet and is specialized to hunt annual cicadas, and to a significantly lesser extent, periodical cicadas. Source: Internet

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