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hymenopteron

noun

insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing

• Syn: ↑hymenopterous insect, ↑hymenopteran, ↑hymenopter

• Hypernyms: ↑insect

• Hyponyms:

↑bee, ↑wasp, ↑Mutillidae, ↑family Mutillidae, ↑chalcid fly, ↑chalcidfly, ↑chalcid, ↑chalcid wasp, ↑ichneumon fly, ↑sawfly, ↑ant, ↑emmet, ↑pismire

• Member Holonyms: ↑Hymenoptera, ↑order Hymenoptera

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/huy'meuh nop"teuhr euhn/, n., pl. hymenoptera /-teuhr euh/.

hymenopteran.

[1875-80; < Gk, neut. sing. of hymenópteros HYMENOPTEROUS]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.