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Definition of Hymenopter
1. Noun. Insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing.
Generic synonyms: Insect
Group relationships: Hymenoptera, Order Hymenoptera
Specialized synonyms: Bee, Wasp, Family Mutillidae, Mutillidae, Chalcid, Chalcid Fly, Chalcid Wasp, Chalcidfly, Ichneumon Fly, Sawfly, Ant, Emmet, Pismire
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
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hymenopter
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, ..."