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hymenopteron

hymenopteron noun: any insect of the order Hymenoptera.

Noun

hymenopteron (plural hymenoptera or hymenopterons)

  1. Any insect of the order Hymenoptera
    • The remaining insects included larvae of midges, soldier-flies, horse-flies, may-flies, a hymenopteron, and a bird louse, of a species (Lipeurus squalidus) known to infest the Shoveller.1922, John Charles Phillips, A Natural History of the Ducks
    • “The couple holding hands in the corner could be the Bee and a lady friend,” Prance said. “They're the likeliest bet, although that one really large table might hold a hymenopteron. Do you recognize any of them?”2012, Joan Smith, To Mourn a Murder

Forms of hymenopteron

pluralhymenoptera
pluralhymenopterons

Questions about hymenopteron

What does hymenopteron mean?
Hymenopteron means any insect of the order Hymenoptera.
What part of speech is hymenopteron?
Hymenopteron is a noun.
What is the plural of hymenopteron?
The plural of hymenopteron is hymenoptera.

Words near hymenopteron in the dictionary

  1. hymenopterists
  2. hymenopterological
  3. hymenopterologist
  4. hymenopterologists
  5. hymenopterology
  6. hymenopteron
  7. hymenopterons
  8. hymenopterous
  9. hymenopters
  10. hymenorrhaphies
  11. hymenorrhaphy

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