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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One of the Hymenoptera.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Same as hymenopteran.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing

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