HYMENOPTERAN

Etymology

Noun

hymenopteran (plural hymenopterans)

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

Adjective

hymenopteran (not comparable)

(entomology) Relating to or denoting hymenopterans.

Source: Wiktionary


Hy`me*nop"ter*an, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Hymenoptera.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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