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 Meaning of HYMENOPTERAN
| Pronunciation: |  | `hImu'nâpturun 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [n]  insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | hymenopter, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | ant, bee, chalcid, chalcid fly, chalcid wasp, chalcidfly, emmet, Hymenoptera, ichneumon fly, insect, order Hymenoptera, pismire, sawfly, wasp |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \Hy`me*nop"ter*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Hymenoptera.
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