hymenopteran

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hymenopteran

/ˌhʌɪ.mɛˈnɒp.tə.ɹən/ UK
/ˌhʌɪ.mɪˈnɒp.tə.ɹən/ UK
/ˌhaɪ.məˈnɑp.təɹ.ən/ US

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From translingual Hymenoptera + -an, from neuter plural of Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenópteros, “membrane-winged”), from ὑμήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

noun hymenopterans

Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.

adjective

not comparable Relating to or denoting hymenopterans.

Translations

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noun insect of the order Hymenoptera

Deutsch	Hautflügler

adj relating to or denoting hymenopterans

Русский	перепо̀нчатокры́лый perepònčatokrýlyj

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@misc{hymenopteran_2026,
  title = {hymenopteran},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hymenopteran},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}