HyperDic: hymenopter

English > 1 sense of the word hymenopter:
NOUNanimalhymenopter, hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteroninsects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
English > hymenopter: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninginsects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing.
Synonymshymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron
Member ofHymenoptera, order HymenopteraAn order of insects including
NarrowerMutillidae, family MutillidaeA family of wasps
ant, emmet, pismireSocial insect living in organized colonies
beeAny of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
chalcid fly, chalcidfly, chalcid, chalcid waspAny of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects
ichneumon flyhymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae
sawflyinsect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
waspsocial or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
Broaderinsectsmall air-breathing arthropod
Spanishhimenóptero, himenópteros, hymenopter, hymenopteron
Catalanhimenòpter, hymenopter, hymenopteron

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