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Hymenopter

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n. One of the Hymenoptera.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One of the Hymenoptera.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A hymenopterous insect; one of the Hymenoptera. Also hymenopteran.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing

Word Usage

"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"

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

insect

Hyponym

sawfly wasp emmet chalcid wasp bee mutillidae chalcid pismire chalcid fly family mutillidae