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fig insect — fig insect, 1. any one of various insects inhabiting the hollow interior of the immature fig. 2. a small hymenopterous insect serving as an important agent in cross pollination of the fig … Useful english dictionary
hymenopteran — n. any insect of the order Hymenoptera having four transparent wings, including bees, wasps, and ants. Derivatives: hymenopterous adj. Etymology: mod.L hymenoptera f. Gk humenopteros membrane winged (as HYMENIUM, pteron wing) * * * noun insects… … Useful english dictionary
hymenopteran — /huy meuh nop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. hymenopterous. n. 2. Also, hymenopter. a hymenopterous insect. [1875 80; HYMENOPTER + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the third largest and perhaps the most beneficial to humans of all insect… … Universalium
ichneumon fly — noun hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae • Hypernyms: ↑hymenopterous insect, ↑hymenopteran, ↑hymenopteron, ↑hymenopter • Member Holonyms: ↑Ichneumonidae, ↑family… … Useful english dictionary
hymenopteron — noun insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing • Syn: ↑hymenopterous insect, ↑hymenopteran, ↑hymenopter • Hypernyms: ↑insect • Hyponyms: ↑bee, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Bee sting — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|989.5 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = A bee sting strictly means a sting from a bee (honey bee, bumblebee, sweat bee etc). In the… … Wikipedia
Alexander Henry Haliday — Alexander Henry Haliday, also known as Enrico Alessandro Haliday and Alexis Heinrich Haliday (1807–1870), was an Irish entomologist. He is primarily known for his work on Hymenoptera, Diptera and Thysanoptera, but Haliday worked on all insect… … Wikipedia
bee — bee1 beelike, adj. /bee/, n. 1. any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc. 2. the common honeybee, Apis mellifera. 3. a community social… … Universalium
hymenopteran — hy•me•nop•ter•an [[t]ˌhaɪ məˈnɒp tər ən[/t]] adj. 1) ent hymenopterous 2) ent Also, hy′me•nop ter. a hymenopterous insect • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
Hymenoptera — noun an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc. • Syn: ↑order Hymenoptera • Derivationally related forms: ↑hymenopterous • Hypernyms: ↑animal order … Useful english dictionary
