HYMENOPTERAN


Meaning of HYMENOPTERAN in English

n. any insect of the order Hymenoptera having four transparent wings, including bees, wasps, and ants. hymenopterous adj.

[ mod.L hymenoptera f. Gk humenopteros membrane-winged (as HYMENIUM, pteron wing) ]

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