Having membranous wings; specifically, having the characters of the Hymenoptera; pertaining to the Hymenoptera. Also hymenopteral.

adjective. Describing insects of the order Hymenoptera; hymenopteran

adjective. of or relating to insects of the order Hymenoptera

"In the ptilota, or winged insects, the hymenopterous are the rasorial type, and it is not therefore surprising to find amongst them the ants and bees, "the most social, intelligent, and in the latter case, most useful to man, of all the annulose animals.""

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