HETEROPTERAN


Meaning of HETEROPTERAN in English

n. any insect of the suborder Heteroptera, including bugs, with non-uniform fore-wings having a thickened base and membranous tip (cf. HOMOPTERAN).

Derivatives:

heteropterous adj.

Etymology: HETERO- + Gk pteron wing

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.