Hymenoptera

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Translingual

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

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

Proper noun

[edit]

Hymenoptera

  1. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – sawflies, wasps, bees and ants.

Hypernyms

[edit]

Hyponyms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]

References

[edit]