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Meaning of crabro | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈkraː.broː]

Definitions

  1. hornet
    declension-3
  2. Equivalent to 'Hornet': Any large wasp of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.

Equivalents

English Hornet

Examples

“Mīlia crābrōnum coeunt et vertice nūdō”

Thousands of hornets unite and thrust their stings into the top of his bald head and mark his snub-nosed face. (When Silenus goes looking for honey he is attacked by hornets.)

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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