Hymenopter

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hymenopter \Hy`me*nop"ter\, n. [Cf. F. hym['e]nopt[`e]re.]
     (Zool.)
     One of the Hymenoptera.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hymenopter
       n : insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an
           ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing [syn: {hymenopterous
           insect}, {hymenopteran}, {hymenopteron}]