Hymenoptera

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Hyponyms 1.3 See also

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenopteros), “‘membrane-winged’”), from ὑμήν (humēn), “‘membrane’”) + πτερόν (pteron), “‘wing’”).

[edit] Proper noun

Hymenoptera

1. (taxonomy) A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota — the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants.

[edit] Hyponyms

• Apocrita
• Symphyta

[edit] See also

• Hymenoptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hymenoptera on Wikispecies. Wikispecies
• Hymenoptera on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons