himenóptero

Definitions of himenóptero
  1. noun
    insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
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    abeja
    any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
    avispa
    social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
    hormiga
    social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
    zángano
    stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
    abejarrón, abejorro, abejón
    robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
    véspido
    mostly social nest-building wasps
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    insecto
    small air-breathing arthropod
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