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
Ants would not be separated from other hymenopterous insects, however high the instinct of the one and however low the instincts of the other.
From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 by Marchant, James
A hymenopterous relative of the Bees, the Megachile, cuts out in rose-leaves fragments of appropriate form which it bears away to a small hole in a tree, an abandoned mouse nest or some similar cavity.
From The Industries of Animals by Houssay, Frédéric
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
Audouin, V., on a hymenopterous parasite with a sedentary male.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
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