hymenopteron
Americannoun
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hymenoptera
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Etymology
Origin of hymenopteron
1875–80; < Greek, neuter singular of hymenópteros “having winged membranes” from hymeno- + ptė́ron “wing”
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Strong evidence in favour of Weismann's views does, however, at first sight seem to be furnished by social hymenoptera in other respects.
From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by George John Romanes
Neuration, difference of, in the two sexes of some butterflies and hymenoptera.
From The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
And we never succeeded in shutting him up till Jeff dragged in the hymenoptera.
From Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
But the whole difficulty comes from our desire to express the knowledge of the hymenoptera in terms of intelligence.
From Creative Evolution by Arthur Mitchell
Flying animals, on the other hand, are abundant; namely, 53 species of birds, one species of bat, a few species of butterflies, moths, and hymenoptera, with 74 species of indigenous beetles.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by George John Romanes
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