hymenopteron

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hymenopteron (plural hymenoptera or hymenopterons)

  1. Any insect of the order Hymenoptera
    • 1922, John Charles Phillips, A Natural History of the Ducks:
      The remaining insects included larvae of midges, soldier-flies, horse-flies, may-flies, a hymenopteron, and a bird louse, of a species (Lipeurus squalidus) known to infest the Shoveller.
    • 2012, Joan Smith, To Mourn a Murder:
      “The couple holding hands in the corner could be the Bee and a lady friend,” Prance said. “They're the likeliest bet, although that one really large table might hold a hymenopteron. Do you recognize any of them?”