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hymenopterous insect vs ant

ant vs hymenopterous insect

hymenopterous insect and ant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hymenopterous insect Yes No No No
ant Yes No No No
As nouns, ant is a hyponym of hymenopterous insect; that is, ant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hymenopterous insect:
  • hymenopterous insect: insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
  • ant: social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
Other hyponyms of hymenopterous insect include bee, wasp, family Mutillidae, Mutillidae, chalcid, chalcid fly, chalcid wasp, chalcidfly, ichneumon fly, sawfly, emmet, pismire.
hymenopterous insect (noun) ant (noun)
insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
Difference between hymenopterous insect and ant

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