plural of hop hornbeam

A tree of the species Ostrya virginiana (American hophornbeam). / Its wood.

(military, informal) In the Vietnam War, a member of the US Air Force's 20th Special Operations Squadron, who used the Bell UH-1F variant of the "Huey" military helicopter.

(simile, informal) Extremely angry

plural of hornet fly

Any of the genus Asilus and allied genera of dipterous insects, of which there are numerous species; large and fierce flies which capture bees and other insects, often larger than themselves, and suck their blood.

Vespa mandarinia, the world's largest hornet, native to temperate and tropical Eastern Asia, and having a powerful sting.

cicada killer (not a true hornet)

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

(Canada, slang) Bylaw officer.