Look up: Hymenoptera

1. Hymenoptera
   [n] - an order of insects including: bees
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2. Hymenoptera
   characterised by four membranous wings, legless, grublike, except sawflies (caterpillar-like with six to eight pairs of prolegs without crochets (hooked hairs)); many species with highly developed social behaviour Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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3. Hymenoptera
   Hy`me·nop'te·ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... membrane-winged; ... skin, membrane + ... wing.] (Zoology) An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc. » They have four membranous wings,...
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4. hymenoptera
   <zoology> An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc. ... They have four membranous wings, with few reticulations, and usually with a thickened, dark spot on the front edge of the anterior wings. In most of the species, the tongue, or lingua, is converte...
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5. Hymenoptera
   order Hymenoptera noun an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.
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6. Hymenoptera
   • (n. pl.) An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc.
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7. Hymenoptera
   The hymenoptera is an extensive order of insects which includes the bees, wasps and ants. Most of the members have two pairs of membranous naked wings, and all members show a marked division of the body into head, thorax and abdomen. The order is divided into two sub-orders, distinguished by the man...
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8. Hymenoptera
   Type: Term Pronunciation: hī′me-nop′tĕr-ă Definitions: 1. An order of insects, including bees, wasps, and ants, characterized by locked pairs of membranous wings and high development of social or colonial behavior.
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9. Hymenoptera
   Order to which all bees belong, as well as ants, wasps and certain parasites.
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10. Hymenoptera
    ` Hymenoptera` is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν (hy...
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