Definition of Hymenoptera

1. Noun. An order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc..

Exact synonyms: Order Hymenoptera
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Class Hexapoda, Class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta
Member holonyms: Hymenopter, Hymenopteran, Hymenopteron, Hymenopterous Insect, Apoidea, Superfamily Apoidea, Family Vespidae, Vespidae, Sphecoidea, Superfamily Sphecoidea, Cynipidae, Family Cynipidae, Chalcidae, Chalcididae, Family Chalcidae, Family Chalcididae, Family Ichneumonidae, Ichneumonidae, Family Tenthredinidae, Tenthredinidae, Family Formicidae, Formicidae
Derivative terms: Hymenopterous

Definition of Hymenoptera

1. n. pl. An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc.

Definition of Hymenoptera

1. hymenopteron [n] - See also: hymenopteron

Medical Definition of Hymenoptera

1. An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc. They have four membranous wings, with few reticulations, and usually with a thickened, dark spot on the front edge of the anterior wings. In most of the species, the tongue, or lingua, is converted into an organ for sucking honey, or other liquid food, and the mandibles are adapted for biting or cutting. In one large division (Aculeata), including the bees, wasps, and ants, the females and workers usually have a sting, which is only a modified ovipositor. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Membrane-winged; skin, membrane + wing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hymenoptera

hymeniums
hymenless
hymenlike
hymenoid
hymenolepiasis
hymenolepidid
hymenolepis
hymenology
hymenomycetes
hymenophoral trama
hymenophore
hymenophores
hymenoplasties
hymenoplasty
hymenopter
hymenoptera (current term)
hymenopteral
hymenopteran
hymenopterans
hymenopteron
hymenopterons
hymenopterous
hymenopterous insect
hymenopters
hymenorrhaphies
hymenostomatida
hymenotomy
hymens
hymenæal

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