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hymenopterous

hymenopterous adjective: of the order Hymenoptera; hymenopteran.

Adjective

hymenopterous (not comparable)

  1. Of the order Hymenoptera; hymenopteran.

Origin of hymenopterous

Hymenoptera + -ous. From hymeno- + -pterous.

Questions about hymenopterous

What does hymenopterous mean?
Hymenopterous means of the order Hymenoptera; hymenopteran.
What part of speech is hymenopterous?
Hymenopterous is an adjective.

Words near hymenopterous in the dictionary

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

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