ὑμενόπτερος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὑμήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane”) +‎ πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) +‎ -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ὑμενόπτερος • (humenópteros) m or f (neuter ὑμενόπτερον); second declension

  1. Membrane-winged.

Inflection

Descendants

  • → Translingual: Hymenoptera
  • → English: hymenopteran

References

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