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bald-faced hornet

bald-faced hornet noun: a North American yellowjacket distinguished by its black and white coloration with white marks on the face and by its hornet-like aerial nests (Dolichovespula maculata).

bald-faced hornet: a North American yellowjacket distinguished by its black and white coloration with white marks on...
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Noun

bald-faced hornet (plural bald-faced hornets)

  1. A North American yellowjacket distinguished by its black and white coloration with white marks on the face and by its hornet-like aerial nests (Dolichovespula maculata).

Forms of bald-faced hornet

pluralbald-faced hornets

Questions about bald-faced hornet

What does bald-faced hornet mean?
Bald-faced hornet means a North American yellowjacket distinguished by its black and white coloration with white marks on the face and by its hornet-like aerial nests (Dolichovespula maculata).
What part of speech is bald-faced hornet?
Bald-faced hornet is a noun.
What is the plural of bald-faced hornet?
The plural of bald-faced hornet is bald-faced hornets.

Words near bald-faced hornet in the dictionary

  1. bald spots
  2. bald wig
  3. bald wigs
  4. bald-cypress
  5. bald-faced
  6. bald-faced hornet
  7. bald-faced hornets
  8. bald-headed
  9. bald-headed hermit
  10. bald-headed hermits
  11. bald-headed row

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