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Hemiptera

Hemiptera Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hemiptera? [n] plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g. aphids; plant lice; cicadas) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hemiptera: order Hemiptera Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hemiptera: See Also \| animal order \| bug \| Capsidae \| Cimicidae \| class Hexapoda \| class Insecta \| Coreidae \| family Capsidae \| family Cimicidae \| family Coreidae \| family Lygaeidae \| family Miridae \| family Notonectidae \| family Tingidae \| hemipteran \| hemipteron \| hemipterous insect \| Heteroptera \| Hexapoda \| Homoptera \| Insecta \| Lygaeidae \| Miridae \| Notonectidae \| suborder Heteroptera \| suborder Homoptera \| Tingidae Hemiptera In Webster's Dictionary \Hemip"tera\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? half + ? wing, fr. ? to fly.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxill[ae]), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others. Note: They are divided into the Heteroptera, including the squash bug, soldier bug, bedbug, etc.; the Homoptera, including the cicadas, cuckoo spits, plant lice, scale insects, etc.; the Thysanoptera, including the thrips, and, according to most recent writers, the Pediculina or true lice.

Hemiptera Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hemiptera?

[n] plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g. aphids; plant lice; cicadas)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hemiptera: order Hemiptera

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Hemiptera In Webster's Dictionary

\He*mip"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? half + ? wing,
fr. ? to fly.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis,
including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxill[ae]), for
piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front
wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the
others.

Note: They are divided into the Heteroptera, including the
      squash bug, soldier bug, bedbug, etc.; the Homoptera,
      including the cicadas, cuckoo spits, plant lice, scale
      insects, etc.; the Thysanoptera, including the thrips,
      and, according to most recent writers, the Pediculina
      or true lice.

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