order Hymenoptera

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order Hymenoptera - an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.Hymenopteraanimal order - the order of animalsclass Hexapoda, class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta - insects; about five-sixths of all known animal specieshymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect - insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercingApoidea, superfamily Apoidea - beesfamily Vespidae, Vespidae - an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason waspsSphecoidea, superfamily Sphecoidea - families Sphecidae and StizidaeCynipidae, family Cynipidae - a family of HymenopteraChalcidae, Chalcididae, family Chalcidae, family Chalcididae - an arthropod family including: chalcidfliesfamily Ichneumonidae, Ichneumonidae - ichneumon fliesfamily Tenthredinidae, Tenthredinidae - sawfliesfamily Formicidae, Formicidae - ants