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

Example Sentences

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

Among the numerous insects parasitic on the inhabitants of galls are hymenopterous flies of the family Proctotrypidae, and of the family Chalcididae, e.g.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

The diminutive florets on its flat disk are so shallow that lepidopterous and hymenopterous insects, with their long proboses, stand no chance of getting a meal.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

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

From At Last by Kingsley, Charles

Entomoph′aga, a sub-section of Hymenoptera terebrantia, or boring hymenopterous insects.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various