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hymenoptera

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hy⋅me⋅nop⋅ter⋅on

  [hahy-muh-nop-ter-uhn]
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–noun, plural -ter⋅a  [-ter-uh] .
hymenopteran.
Origin:
1875–80; < Gk, neut. sing. of hymenópteros hymenopterous
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Hymenoptera 
1773, "order of insects that includes ants, wasps, and bees," coined in Mod.L. 1748 by Linnæus from Gk. hymen (gen. hymenos) "membrane" + pteron "wing" (see petition).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: Hy·me·nop·tera
Pronunciation: "hI-m&-'näp-t&-r&
Function: noun plural
: an order of highly specializedinsects with complete metamorphosis that include the bees, wasps, ants, ichneumon flies, sawflies, gall wasps, and related forms, that often associate in large colonies with complex socialorganization, and that have usually four membranous wings and the abdomen generally borne on a slender pedicel

Main Entry: hy·me·nop·ter·on
Pronunciation: -t&-"rän, -r&n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural hy·me·nop·tera /-r&/ also -ter·ons
: HYMENOPTERAN
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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