Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paper hornet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
pa-per hor-net
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wasp Dolichovespula maculata.

Inflected Forms

paper hornets (plural)

Questions

What does paper hornet mean?
The wasp Dolichovespula maculata.

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