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hymenopterologist

hymenopterologist noun: one who studies the Hymenoptera.

Noun

hymenopterologist (plural hymenopterologists)

  1. One who studies the Hymenoptera.
    • Many other cases could be cited, but these, I think, will do to show the difficulty of the study of the Pompilidae, and how deficient our generic definitions must be when our most able hymenopterologists are so easily led astray by superficial resemblances.1900, The Canadian Entomologist, volume 32, page 153
    Synonyms:
    hymenopterist

Synonyms of hymenopterologist

Forms of hymenopterologist

pluralhymenopterologists

Origin of hymenopterologist

From hymenopterology + -ist.

Questions about hymenopterologist

What does hymenopterologist mean?
Hymenopterologist means one who studies the Hymenoptera.
What part of speech is hymenopterologist?
Hymenopterologist is a noun.
What is the plural of hymenopterologist?
The plural of hymenopterologist is hymenopterologists.

Words near hymenopterologist in the dictionary

  1. hymenopterans
  2. hymenopteriform
  3. hymenopterist
  4. hymenopterists
  5. hymenopterological
  6. hymenopterologist
  7. hymenopterologists
  8. hymenopterology
  9. hymenopteron
  10. hymenopterons
  11. hymenopterous

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