microhymenopteran

noun

Any very small insect of the order Hymenoptera

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Meanings

nounmicrohymenopteran (plural microhymenopterans)

plural microhymenopterans

  1. Any very small insect of the order Hymenoptera

    The most diverse group was the microhymenopteran parasitoids (70 morphospecies; S1 Table ).

    2015 July 10, “Grassland Arthropods Are Controlled by Direct and Indirect Interactions with Cattle but Are Largely Unaffected by Plant Provenance”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From micro- + hymenopteran.

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APA

microhymenopteran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microhymenopteran

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“microhymenopteran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microhymenopteran. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microhymenopteran,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microhymenopteran.

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