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hymenopteran.

Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˌhʌɪ.mɛˈnɒp.tə.ɹən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌhʌɪ.mɪˈnɒp.tə.ɹən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌhaɪ.məˈnɑp.təɹ.ən/General-American
  1. Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.

Where this word comes from

From translingual Hymenoptera + -an, from neuter plural of Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenópteros, “membrane-winged”), from ὑμήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

adj/ˌhʌɪ.mɛˈnɒp.tə.ɹən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌhʌɪ.mɪˈnɒp.tə.ɹən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌhaɪ.məˈnɑp.təɹ.ən/General-American
  1. Relating to or denoting hymenopterans.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From translingual Hymenoptera + -an, from neuter plural of Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenópteros, “membrane-winged”), from ὑμήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

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