Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A hymenopterous insect; one of the Hymenoptera. Also hymenopteran.
Wiktionary
- n. zoology One of the Hymenoptera.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) One of the Hymenoptera.
WordNet 3.0
- n. insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
Etymologies
- Compare French hyménoptère. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“This seems to be the case with the busy hymenopter generally in the highlands of Africa; the lowland swarms have been the terror of travellers from Mungo Park's day to that of the first East African Expedition.”
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2
“This seems to be the case with the busy hymenopter generally in the highlands of Africa; the lowland swarms have been the terror of travellers from Mungo Park’s day to that of the first East African”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘hymenopter’.
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ptero-, -pter
relating to or having wings
pterosaur, helicopter, pterodactyl, hymenopter, pteroclid, pteronophobia, homopterous, pterygoblast, pterylosis
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