Hymenoptera

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenopteros, membrane-winged), from ὑμήν (humēn, membrane) + πτερόν (pteron, wing).

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Hymenoptera

  1. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota — the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants.

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