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hemipteran
[ hi-mip-ter-uhn ]
noun
- Also ··ٱ·Dz [] a true bug; a hemipterous insect.
hemipteran
/ ɪˈɪəə /
noun
- Also calledhemipteronhɪˈmɪptəˌrɒn any hemipterous insect
adjective
- another word for hemipterous
hemipteran
/ ĭ-ĭ′ə-ə /
- Any of various insects of the order Hemiptera, having biting or sucking mouthparts and two pairs of wings. Hemipterans include the leafhoppers, treehoppers, cicadas, aphids, scales, and true bugs.
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hemipteran1
First recorded in 1875–80; Hemipter(a) + -an
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hemipteran1
C19: from hemi- + Greek pteron wing
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
But that ancestor did not infect a hemipteran.
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