HEMIPTERAN


Meaning of HEMIPTERAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hi-ˈmip-tə-rən ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek hēmi- + pteron wing — more at feather

Date: circa 1864

: any of a large order (Hemiptera) of hemimetabolous insects (as the true bugs) that have hemelytra and mouthparts adapted to piercing and sucking

• he·mip·ter·ous -rəs adjective

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