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

Selandria cerasi, or Blennocampa cerasi, is the common Slug of the cherry and pear trees, and quite a troublesome hymenopterous insect.

From American Pomology Apples by J. A. Warder

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

ICHNEUMONIDAE.—A family of hymenopterous insects, the members of which lay their eggs in the bodies or eggs of other insects.

From The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin

Ceylon as in all other countries, the order of hymenopterous insects arrests us less by the beauty of their forms than the marvels of their sagacity and the achievements of their instinct.

From Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Sir James Emerson Tennent

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