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)
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. 2012