Japanese giant hornet

noun

A flying insect, Vespa mandarinia japonica, known for being a subspecies of the world's largest hornet.

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Meanings

nounJapanese giant hornet (plural Japanese giant hornets)

plural Japanese giant hornets

  1. A flying insect, Vespa mandarinia japonica, known for being a subspecies of the world's largest hornet.

Translations

Esperanto mandarena vespo
  • mandarena vespoinsect
Finnish Japanin jättiherhiläinen
  • Japanin jättiherhiläineninsect
Japanese オオスズメバチ
  • オオスズメバチinsect
Korean 장수말벌
  • 장수말벌 (jangsumalbeol)insect
Polish szerszeń azjatycki
  • szerszeń azjatyckiinsect
Spanish avispón asiático gigante
  • avispón asiático giganteinsect
Vietnamese ong bắp cày khổng lồ châu á
  • ong bắp cày khổng lồ châu áinsect
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