Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

european hornet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: eu-ro-pean hor-net
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large species of hornet (Vespa crabro) found across Eurasia and North America.

Example Sentences

"There are eight UK species of yellow-jackets, alongside their bigger cousin, the European hornet."

Inflected Forms

European hornets (plural)

Questions

What does european hornet mean?: A large species of hornet (Vespa crabro) found across Eurasia and North America.

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