hymenopteran

Meanings

Noun

Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.

Adjective

Relating to or denoting hymenopterans.

Origin

From Hymenoptera + -an, from neuter plural of Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος ("membrane-winged"), from ὑμήν + πτερόν.

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