hymenopterous

American  

[hahy-muh-nop-ter-uhs] / ˌhaɪ məˈnɒp tər əs /

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the Hymenoptera, an order of insects having, when winged, four membranous wings, and comprising the wasps, bees, ants, ichneumon flies, and sawflies.

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hymenopterous British  

/ ˌhaɪmɪˈnɒptərəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Hymenoptera, an order of insects, including bees, wasps, ants, and sawflies, having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging, sawing, or piercing

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Etymology

Origin of hymenopterous

From the Greek word hymenópteros, dating back to 1805–15. See hymeno-, -pterous

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Example Sentences

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hymenopterous

A man who should be hanging close to the set, seeing to the details of directing his first feature film, not striking out on some weird nocturnal expedition in search of hymenopterous marauders.

From Time Magazine Archive

In every bush, in the cracked bark of the trees, in the earth undermined by hymenopterous insects, life stirs audibly. 

From At Last by Charles Kingsley

But these arguments have no bearing if we consider the method of procedure adopted by the Ammophila,74 a hymenopterous insect related to the preceding, which paralyses caterpillars.

From The Industries of Animals by Frédéric Houssay

There is a hymenopterous relative of the Wasp called the Sphex.

From The Industries of Animals by Frédéric Houssay

Many of the ravines are however, actually covered with thickets, apparently of the prickly yellow flowered Dioica shrub of Chummun; trees and these shrubs occupied by thousands of a hymenopterous insect or fly. 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by William Griffith

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