hymenopteron
noun
hymenoptera
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pluralof hymenopteron.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And we never succeeded in shutting him up till Jeff dragged in the hymenoptera.
From Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
I have observed humble-bees a great deal, and feel convinced that they arc among the most highly intelligent of the social hymenoptera.
From The Naturalist in La Plata by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
The land evertebrates were so sparingly represented, that only three diptera, one species of hymenoptera, and some insect larvæ and spiders could be collected.
From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Alexander Leslie
Leaving out of consideration the tubicolous annelidæ, the mussels and stone-boring molluscs, the weaving caterpillars, and finally spiders, even the non-social hymenoptera present, among many insects, examples of a very skilful adaptation of materials.
From Anarchism A Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory by Ernst Viktor Zenker
At the present day all the social hymenoptera possess a unique interest on account of their working-order or neuters.
From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Thomas Belt
