hymenopteran

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).

noun

  1. (entomology) Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.

adj

  1. (entomology) Relating to or denoting hymenopterans.

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