Noun | 1. | ![]() arthropod family - any of the arthropods Hymenoptera, order Hymenoptera - an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc. ant, emmet, pismire - social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers genus Monomorium, Monomorium - a genus of Formicidae Dorylinae, subfamily Dorylinae - army ants Camponotus, genus Camponotus - carpenter ants genus Solenopsis, Solenopsis - fire ants genus Formica, Formica - type genus of the Formicidae genus Myrmecia, Myrmecia - bulldog ants genus Polyergus, Polyergus - Amazon ants |