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hymenopteran

UK/ˌhʌɪ.mɛˈnɒp.tə.ɹən/US/ˌhaɪ.məˈnɑp.təɹ.ən/

hymenopteran noun: any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.

Noun

hymenopteran (plural hymenopterans)

  1. Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.

Adjective

hymenopteran (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or denoting hymenopterans.

hymenopteran meaning in Bengali

hymenopteran in Bengali

বোলতা এবং পিপীলিকা ইত্যাদি

Forms of hymenopteran

pluralhymenopterans

Origin of hymenopteran

From translingual Hymenoptera + -an, from neuter plural of Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenópteros, “membrane-winged”), from ὑμήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

Words formed from hymenopteran

Questions about hymenopteran

What does hymenopteran mean?
Hymenopteran means any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.
What is hymenopteran in Bengali?
Hymenopteran in Bengali is বোলতা এবং পিপীলিকা ইত্যাদি. See Hymenopteran meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is hymenopteran?
Hymenopteran can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce hymenopteran?
Hymenopteran is pronounced /ˌhʌɪ.mɛˈnɒp.tə.ɹən/ (UK).
What is the plural of hymenopteran?
The plural of hymenopteran is hymenopterans.

Words near hymenopteran in the dictionary

  1. hymenopodids
  2. hymenoptaecin
  3. hymenopter
  4. hymenoptera
  5. hymenopteral
  6. hymenopteran
  7. hymenopterans
  8. hymenopteriform
  9. hymenopterist
  10. hymenopterists
  11. hymenopterological

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hymenopteran (page history and authors); hymenopteran (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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