hymenoptera

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noun an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.
noun insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing

Compare the different forms of the same instinct in different species of hymenoptera. — Creative Evolution, Bergson, Henri
Among the injurious hymenoptera, which abound late in this month, is the Rose Saw fly (Selandria rosæ, Fig. — Our Common Insects: A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses, A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
"No, Master Sunbeam; the ants are relations of the bees, and, consequently, belong to the order of Hymenoptera. — Adventures of a Young Naturalist, Lucien Biart

order Hymenoptera

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