hy·me·nop·ter·on \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷təˌrän\noun alsohy·me·nop·ter·an\-tərən\ (pluralhymenop·tera \-tərə\) Etymology:hymenopteron from New Latin Hymenopteron, singular of Hymenoptera; hymenopteran from New Latin Hymenoptera + English -an : one of the Hymenoptera