Meanings
nounoriental hornet (plural oriental hornets)
plural oriental hornets
- Vespa orientalis, a social wasp species originating from Southwest Asia and Northeast Africa.
Velardi, 48, had been struck by a Vespa orientalis, or oriental hornet, a species of wasp that originates mostly from north Africa and south-east Asia whose presence in the Italian capital is growing sharply.
2023 October 29, Angela Giuffrida, “‘Excruciating’ hornet sting leaves Rome dinner party guest on crutches as plague spreads”, in The Observer, →ISSN
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