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adj
Relating to or denoting hymenopterans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hymenopterous insect, hymenopteron, hymenopter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: insect
Narrower terms: bee, wasp, Mutillidae, family Mutillidae, chalcid fly, chalcidfly, chalcid, chalcid wasp, ichneumon fly, sawfly, ant, emmet, pismire
History
From translingual Hymenoptera + -an, from neuter plural of Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenópteros, “membrane-winged”), from ὑμήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).
Across languages
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