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hymenopteran Definition

hy·me·nop·teran (hī′mə näptər ən)

noun

any of a large, highly specialized order (Hymenoptera) of insects, including wasps, bees, and ants, having complete metamorphosis and often living in social colonies: the insect has a biting or sucking mouth and, when winged, four membranous wings

Etymology: < ModL < Gr hymenopteros, membrane-winged < hymēn, membrane (see hymen) + pteron, a wing (see ptero-) + -an

adjective

of or belonging to the hymenopterans

hymenopteran Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • endoparasite: WFT may be controlled by the biological control agent Ceranisus menes ( a hymenopteran endoparasite, or parasitoid ), and by entomopathogenic fungi.
  • parasitoids: Hymenopteran parasitoids are often a major mortality factor for Drosophila in the field.

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