bald-faced hornet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bald-faced hornet
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Example Sentences
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To get protein for their metamorphosing sisters, species like the bald-faced hornet and the German yellow jacket hunt for caterpillars, flies, crickets, and other crop pests.
From Slate • Aug. 10, 2015
For its size and complexion I know of nothing that is worthy to be mentioned in the same breath with mescal, unless it is the bald-faced hornet of the Sunny South.
From Roughing it De Luxe by McCutcheon, John T.
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