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hymenopteran

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˌhʌɪ.mɛˈnɒp.tə.ɹən/Part of speech nounSorted aeehmnnoprtyStarts with HEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing

Word origin

From translingual Hymenoptera + -an, from neuter plural of Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenópteros, “membrane-winged”), from ὑμήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

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