order Hymenoptera
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Related to order Hymenoptera: order Orthoptera, order Odonata, order Lepidoptera, order Coleoptera, order Hemiptera, order Diptera
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Noun | 1. | ![]() animal order - the order of animals class Hexapoda, class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta - insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect - insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing Apoidea, superfamily Apoidea - bees family Vespidae, Vespidae - an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps Sphecoidea, superfamily Sphecoidea - families Sphecidae and Stizidae Cynipidae, family Cynipidae - a family of Hymenoptera Chalcidae, Chalcididae, family Chalcidae, family Chalcididae - an arthropod family including: chalcidflies family Ichneumonidae, Ichneumonidae - ichneumon flies family Tenthredinidae, Tenthredinidae - sawflies family Formicidae, Formicidae - ants |
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