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).

Similar
white-faced hornetVespula maculata
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Meanings

nounbald-faced hornet (plural bald-faced hornets)

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).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNorth American hornet

Similar
white-faced hornetVespula maculata
Broader
hornet
Also see
blackjacket

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

bald-faced hornet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bald-faced%20hornet

MLA

“bald-faced hornet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bald-faced%20hornet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bald-faced hornet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bald-faced%20hornet.

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