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    hornet
    [ noun ]
    large stinging paper wasp
    <noun.animal>


    Hornet \Hor"net\, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz,
    G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound
    it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D.
    horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zo["o]l.)
    A large, strong wasp. The European species ({Vespa crabro})
    is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is very pugnacious,
    and its sting is very severe. Its nest is constructed of a
    paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together
    by columns. The American white-faced hornet ({Vespa
    maculata}) is larger and has similar habits.

    {Hornet fly} (Zo["o]l.), any dipterous insect of the genus
    {Asilus}, and allied genera, of which there are numerous
    species. They are large and fierce flies which capture
    bees and other insects, often larger than themselves, and
    suck their blood. Called also {hawk fly}, {robber fly}.

    {To stir up a hornet's nest}, to provoke the attack of a
    swarm of spiteful enemies or spirited critics. [Colloq.]

    1. What went wrong? Goldman said the fund, named the Water Street Corporate Recovery Fund after a street near the firm's headquarters, was stirring up "controversy." In fact, it stirred up a hornet's nest.
    2. For now, though, let us praise the administration for being willing to open up a hornet's nest to get at something like the truth.
    3. Any shareholder-rights legislation would open up a hornet's nest on Capitol Hill.
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