hyménoptère

Definitions of hyménoptère
  1. noun
    insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
    synonyms: insecte hyménoptère
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    abeille
    any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
    guêpe
    social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
    abeille
    social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
    bourdon
    robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
    guêpe des murs
    mostly social nest-building wasps
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    insecte
    small air-breathing arthropod
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