HYMENOPTERAN


Meaning of HYMENOPTERAN in English

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

Derivatives:

hymenopterous adj.

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.