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Hymenopteran

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Noun

1. hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect

insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hymenopteran

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noun plural -terans, -tera (-tərə) or -terons
any hymenopterous insect

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Hymenopteran

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noun
1. 
any of a large, highly specialized order (Hymenoptera) of insects, including wasps, bees, and ants, having complete metamorphosis and often living in social colonies: the insect has a biting or sucking mouth and, when winged, four membranous wings
adjective
2. 
of or belonging to the hymenopterans
: also ˌhymeˈnopterous

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hymenopteran

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n.
Any of numerous insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the bees, wasps, ants, and sawflies, often living in complex social groups and characteristically having two pairs of membranous wings.

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