Definition of Hymenopter

1. Noun. Insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing.


Definition of Hymenopter

1. n. One of the Hymenoptera.

Definition of Hymenopter

1. Noun. (zoology) One of the Hymenoptera. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Hymenopter

1. One of the Hymenoptera. Origin: Cf. F. Hymenoptere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hymenopter

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

Literary usage of Hymenopter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1907)
"Dasselbe von ßd l der Zs. hymenopter. an in Buchform ... Jnr. Zs. hymenopter., Teschendorf, 8, 1003, (.305-315 366- 376); 4, 1904, (33-44). [4631]. ..."

2. The Senses of Insects by Auguste Forel (1908)
"Suppose the hymenopter in the position figured (Fig. 1). Its head and thorax occupy the visual field of the facet d, its abdomen that of the facet c. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1896)
"I consider it to be an Aculeate hymenopter : ( i ) Because the ovipositor is short, stout and sharp, issues from the tip of the abdomen, and is in every ..."

4. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation by James William Tutt, Malcolm Burr (1890)
"The hymenopter is steely blue-black, no spots on wings, two yellow rings round abdomen, nothing like the Burnet when in the collecting box, yet, ..."

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