The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
adj. Of or belonging to the order Hymenoptera.
n. Any insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the bees, wasps, and ants, often living in complex social groups and characteristically having two pairs of membranous wings.
n. Any insect of the order Hymenoptera; the bees, wasps and ants etc.
adj. Characteristic of these insects
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One of the Hymenoptera.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Same as hymenopter.
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
"Nor has a single example come to light from among the 4,000 known hymenopteran sawflies and horntails, even though their larvae often form dense cooperative aggregations."