nnoun.animalan order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.Synset:Hymenoptera order Hymenoptera
Derivationally Related Form:hymenopterous
Member Holonyms:Hexapoda Insecta class Hexapoda class Insecta
Hypernyms:animal order
Inherited Hypernyms:hymenopteraanimal orderordertaxonomic groupbiological groupgroupabstractionentity
Member Meronyms:Apoidea superfamily Apoidea Chalcidae Chalcididae family Chalcidae family Chalcididae Cynipidae family Cynipidae Formicidae family Formicidae hymenopter hymenopteran hymenopteron hymenopterous insect Ichneumonidae family Ichneumonidae Sphecoidea superfamily Sphecoidea Tenthredinidae family Tenthredinidae Vespidae family Vespidae
nnoun.animalinsects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercingSynset:hymenopter hymenopteran hymenopteron hymenopterous insect
Member Holonyms:Hymenoptera order Hymenoptera
Hypernyms:insect
Inherited Hypernyms:hymenopterous insectinsectarthropodinvertebrateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Mutillidaeantbeechalcidchalcid flychalcid waspchalcidflyemmetfamily Mutillidaeichneumon flypismiresawflywasp
Full Hyponyms:africanized beeamazon antandrenaantarmy antbald-faced hornetbeebirch leaf minerblack beebulldog antbumblebeecarniolan beecarpenter antcarpenter beechalcid flychalcis flycicada killercommon waspcuckoo-bumblebeedigger waspdronefire antformica fuscagall waspgiant hornethoneybeehornetichneumon flyitalian beeleaf-cutting beelittle black antmason beemason waspmud daubermutillidaenomia melanderipaper wasppharaoh antpolistes annularispotter beepotter waspsanguinary antsawflyslave-making antslave antsphecoid waspvelvet antvespidwaspwood antyellow jacket