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Definition of Menoptera

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Hymenoptera
Insecta In*sec"ta, n. pl. [NL. See Insect.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antenn[ae], three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of trache[ae], opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n. 2. (Zo["o]l.) In a more restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone. See Hexapoda. 3. (Zo["o]l.) In the most general sense, the Hexapoda, Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined. Note: The typical Insecta, or hexapod insects, are divided into several orders, viz.: Hymenoptera, as the bees and ants; Diptera, as the common flies and gnats; Aphaniptera, or fleas; Lepidoptera, or moths and butterflies; Neuroptera, as the ant-lions and hellgamite; Coleoptera, or beetles; Hemiptera, as bugs, lice, aphids; Orthoptera, as grasshoppers and cockroaches; Pseudoneuroptera, as the dragon flies and termites; Euplexoptera, or earwings; Thysanura, as the springtails, podura, and lepisma. See these words in the Vocabulary.
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera Hy`me*nop"te*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? membrane-winged; ? skin, membrane + ? wing.] (Zo["o]l.) An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc. Note: They have four membranous wings, with few reticulations, and usually with a thickened, dark spot on the front edge of the anterior wings. In most of the species, the tongue, or lingua, is converted into an organ for sucking honey, or other liquid food, and the mandibles are adapted for biting or cutting. In one large division (Aculeata), including the bees, wasps, and ants, the females and workers usually have a sting, which is only a modified ovipositor.
Hymenopteral
Hymenopteral Hy`me*nop"ter*al, Hymenopterous Hy`me*nop"ter*ous, a. (Zo["o]l.) Like, or characteristic of, the Hymenoptera; pertaining to the Hymenoptera.
Hymenopteran
Hymenopteran Hy`me*nop"ter*an, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Hymenoptera.

Meaning of Menoptera from wikipedia

- Gillian discovering that the Zarbi had once again turned against the Menoptera, another species that inhabited Vortis. They later discovered that the...
- Doctor March 2008 (2008-03) 3 "Return to the Web Planet" Barnaby Edwards Daniel O'****ny Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Zarbi, Menoptera December 2008 (2008-12)...
- ****istant Mark Eden as Donald Baverstock, controller of BBC1 Matthew Sweet as Menoptera Matt Smith as the Doctor (original 2013 broadcast; replaced by Ncuti Gatwa...
- originated from an encyclopedia: the Gr**** word Lepidoptera inspired Menoptera (later Menoptra) and Optera; and Carcinoma inspired Carsinome (later C****nome)...
- Doctor March 2008 (2008-03) 3 "Return to the Web Planet" Barnaby Edwards Daniel O'****ny Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Zarbi, Menoptera December 2008 (2008-12)...
- feature a completely alien cast, including Martin Jarvis as a butterfly Menoptera, and introduced the menacing Zarbi. Two of its six episodes are amongst...