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Noun: hymenopter  'hI-mu'nóp-tu(r)
  1. Insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
    "Bees and wasps are common examples of hymenopters";
    - hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron

Derived forms: hymenopters

Type of: insect

Part of: Hymenoptera, order Hymenoptera