himenóptero

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenópteros, “membrane-winged”), from ὑμήν (humḗn, “membrane”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Noun

himenóptero m (plural himenópteros)

1. hymenopteran

Further reading

• “himenóptero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28