hymenopteron

[ hahy-muh-nop-ter-uhn ]

noun

, plural hy·me·nop·ter·a [hahy-m, uh, -, nop, -ter-ter-, uh].

1. hymenopteran.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hymenopteron¹

1875–80; < Greek, neuter singular of hymenópteros “having winged membranes” from hymeno- + ptė́ron “wing”

Example Sentences

I am too familiar with the amorous contests of the Hymenopteron clan to allow myself to be mistaken.

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Let us question the insect, then: not the first that comes along, but the most gifted, the Hymenopteron.

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Here, of a surety, is a Hymenopteron deprived of that sense of direction which other Hymenoptera enjoy.

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If any one sees a rudiment of reason in this Hymenopteron intelligence, he has eyes that are more penetrating than mine.

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The Leucopsis is a Hymenopteron, the essay upon whom forms the concluding chapter of the present volume.

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