oriental hornet
English
Noun
oriental hornet (plural oriental hornets)
- Vespa orientalis, a social wasp species originating from Southwest Asia and Northeast Africa.
- 2023 October 29, Angela Giuffrida, “‘Excruciating’ hornet sting leaves Rome dinner party guest on crutches as plague spreads”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
- 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.
Further reading
- oriental hornet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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