About The Word Hemiptera
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Hemiptera
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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 \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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