Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A large and important order of the class Insecta.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Zoöl.) An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
order within thesuperorder Endopterygota — thesawflies ,wasps ,bees andants .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.
Etymologies
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Examples
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He argued that the haplodiploid mechanism of sex determination in Hymenoptera predisposed them to the evolution of cooperation via kin selection.
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This insect belongs to the order "Hymenoptera," and is of the Ichneumon tribe, being a variety of upward of four hundred species of that interesting fly.
Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon Samuel White Baker 1857
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Ecological dominance by Paratrechina longicornis Hymenoptera: Formicidae, an invasive tramp ant, in Biosphere 2.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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Although some calls to the Poison Center are about spiders, ants and caterpillars, this page will focus on stings from the Hymenoptera species.
Sting Things 2010
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For example, among the 70,000 or so known parasitoid and other apocritan Hymenoptera, one of the largest orders of insects, all of whom are haplodiploid, no eusocial species has been found.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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Ecological dominance by Paratrechina longicornis Hymenoptera: Formicidae, an invasive tramp ant, in Biosphere 2.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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If you are not allergic to Hymenoptera venom, the danger of the exposure will depend on the number of stings and the areas of the body on which you were stung.
Sting Things 2010
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Allergic reactions to Hymenoptera stings may be frightening but they are relative rare; the majority of questions to the Poison Center concerning stings are simply about the proper first aid technique.
Sting Things 2010
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The reproductive biology of honeybees and other members of the order Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps) were cited by Hamilton in his theory of kin selection.
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An allergy to Hymenoptera venom can be one of two types: local or systemic.
Sting Things 2010
Logophile77 commented on the word Hymenoptera
An order of insects, including bees, wasps, and ants, characterized by locked pairs of membranous wings and high development of social or colonial behavior.
G. hymēn, membrane, + pteron, wing
December 4, 2017