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Noun: hymenopter  'hImu'nóptu(r)
  1. Insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
    - hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron

Derived forms: hymenopters

Type of: insect

Part of: Hymenoptera, order Hymenoptera

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Hymenaea courbaril
hymenal
Hymenanthera
hymeneal
hymeneals
hymenium
Hymenogastrales
Hymenomycetes
Hymenophyllaceae
Hymenophyllum
hymenopter
Hymenoptera
hymenopteran
hymenopteron
hymenopterous
hymenopterous insect
Hymenoxys acaulis
Hymenoxys grandiflora
hymie
hymn
hymnal