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hymenopteran
hy·me·nop·ter·an H0353600 (hī′mə-nŏp′tər-ən) also hy·me·nop·ter·on (-tə-rŏn′)n. Any of numerous insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the bees, wasps, ants, and sawflies, often living in complex social groups and characteristically having two pairs of membranous wings.
[From New Latin Hymenoptera, order name, from Greek humenopteros, membrane-winged : humēn, membrane; see hymen + pteron, wing; see -pter.]
hy′me·nop′ter·an, hy′me·nop′ter·ous (-tər-əs) adj.hymenopteran (ˌhaɪmɪˈnɒptərən) or hymenopteronn, pl -terans, -tera (-tərə) or -terons (Animals) any hymenopterous insecthy•me•nop•ter•an (ˌhaɪ məˈnɒp tər ən)
adj. 1. hymenopterous. n. 2. Also, hy′me•nop`ter. a hymenopterous insect. [1875–80] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  hymenopteran - insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercinghymenopter, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insectinsect - small air-breathing arthropodHymenoptera, order Hymenoptera - an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.bee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary specieswasp - social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable stingfamily Mutillidae, Mutillidae - a family of waspschalcid, chalcid fly, chalcid wasp, chalcidfly - any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insectsichneumon fly - hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvaesawfly - insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plantant, emmet, pismire - social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers |
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hymenopteran (hī′mə-nŏp′tər-ən) also hymenopteron (-tə-rŏn′)n. Any of numerous insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the bees, wasps, ants, and sawflies, often living in complex social groups and characteristically having two pairs of membranous wings.
hy′me·nop′ter·an, hy′me·nop′ter·ous (-tər-əs) adj.hymenopteran
Synonyms for hymenopterannoun insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercingSynonyms- hymenopter
- hymenopteron
- hymenopterous insect
Related Words- insect
- Hymenoptera
- order Hymenoptera
- bee
- wasp
- family Mutillidae
- Mutillidae
- chalcid
- chalcid fly
- chalcid wasp
- chalcidfly
- ichneumon fly
- sawfly
- ant
- emmet
- pismire
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