hymenopteran

Meanings

• noun

  A class of insects that includes bees, ants, wasps, and sawflies.

  - "The hymenopteran order includes bees, ants, and wasps."
  - "Hymenopterans have a unique body structure with three main parts: head, thorax, and abdomen."

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Variants

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hymenoptera , hymenopteran , hymenopterans , hymenopteron , hymenopterous

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Etymology

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From the Greek words hymen, 'membrane', and pteron, 'wing'. Referring to the membranous wing covers of these insects.

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Trivia

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1. Hymenopterans are the most diverse group of insects, with over 150,000 known species.

2. The term 'hymenopteran' was first proposed in 1829 by the French zoologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.

3. The venom of some hymenopterans, such as wasps and bees, can be deadly to humans.

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1. Insecta: The class to which hymenopterans belong. It includes all insects, making it the largest class of animals.

2. Exopterygotes: A subgroup of insects, including hymenopterans, where the wings are developed outside the body as adults.

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Hymenopterans have played significant roles in human civilization. Bees are essential pollinators, and honey produced by them is used as food and in various traditional and modern practices. Ants are known for their social organization and their ability to build complex structures.

How to Memorize "hymenopteran"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bee flying in the air, its wings covered by membranous wing covers. Visualize an ant carrying food back to its colony.
   - Visualize the body structure of a wasp: a head, thorax, and abdomen.

2. associate
   

   - Associate hymenopterans with bees producing honey, ants building complex structures, and wasps stinging.
   - Link hymenopterans to the Greek words hymen and pteron.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Hymenopterans: Insects with Hymen, the Greek word for membrane, and Pteron, the Greek word for wing.
   - Remember H-I-M-E-N-O-P-T-E-R-A-N: Hymenopterans Insects Membranous Wings Entering Adults Nectar.

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