Etymology

hymenopteran

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Today it means: Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑμενόπτερος“membrane-winged”
  2. English todayhymenopteran

From translingual Hymenoptera + -an, from neuter plural of Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenópteros, “membrane-winged”), from ὑμήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

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