hymenopteran
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Definition of hymenopteran
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.
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noun
- Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.
adj
- (not-comparable)Relating to or denoting hymenopterans.
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Etymology
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).
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