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hymenopteran

/ˌhaɪ.məˈnɑp.təɹ.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-menopter-an
IPA
/ˌhaɪ.məˈnɑp.təɹ.ən/
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.

adj

Relating to or denoting hymenopterans.

Etymology

From translingual Hymenoptera + -an, from neuter plural of Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenópteros, “membrane-winged”), from ὑμήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *peth₂-, ὑμενόπτερος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌhaɪ.məˈnɑp.təɹ.ən/
  • British English: /ˌhʌɪ.mɛˈnɒp.tə.ɹən/

Inflected Forms

hymenopterans (plural)

Derived Forms

microhymenopteran

Synonyms

hymenopterous insect hymenopteron hymenopter

Questions

How do you pronounce hymenopteran?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪ.məˈnɑp.təɹ.ən/.
What does hymenopteran mean?
Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.
Where does hymenopteran come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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