hymenopterous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of hymenopterous
From the Greek word hymenópteros, dating back to 1805–15. See hymeno-, -pterous
Example Sentences
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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
Apis honoured by the Romans under the attributes of Osiris: a genus of gasteropods: a genus of hymenopterous insects.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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 Darwin, Charles
They are subject to the attacks of various enemies—spiders, ants, crickets, and minute hymenopterous parasites.
From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.
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
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