Hymenoptera

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Hymenoptera

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

Hypernyms

• (order): Insecta - class; Dicondylia - clade; Pterygota - subclass; Metapterygota - clade; Neoptera - infraclass; Eumetabola, Endopterygota - clades; Hymenopterida - superorder

Hyponyms

• (order): Apocrita, Symphyta - suborders

Translations

a taxonomic order

• Icelandic: æðvængjur f pl

Further reading

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

References

• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521