hymenopterous

1. 1.

   of or relating to insects of the order Hymenoptera

Questions about hymenopterous

What does hymenopterous mean?

hymenopterous means "of or relating to insects of the order Hymenoptera".

How many syllables are in hymenopterous?

hymenopterous has 5 syllables: hy-me-nop-te-rous. The stress falls on "nop".

Is hymenopterous a common word?

hymenopterous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.