ˌhed.əˈräptərə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from heter- + -ptera
: a suborder of Hemiptera or sometimes a separate order comprising the true bugs — compare homoptera
• het·er·op·ter·ous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷rəs adjective
ˌhed.əˈräptərə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from heter- + -ptera
: a suborder of Hemiptera or sometimes a separate order comprising the true bugs — compare homoptera
• het·er·op·ter·ous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷rəs adjective
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012