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hemipteran

[hi-mip-ter-uhn]

adjective

hemipterous.

noun

Also, he·mip·ter·on

[hi-mip-tuh-ron] . a true bug; a hemipterous insect.

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Origin:
1875–80; Hemipter(a) + -an

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hemipteran (hɪˈmɪptərən)

—n
1.	Also called: hemipteron any hemipterous insect

—*adj*
2.	another word for hemipterous

[C19: from hemi- + Greek pteron wing]

hemipterous or hemipteran (hɪˈmɪptərəs)

—*adj*
	of, relating to, or belonging to the Hemiptera, a large order of insects having sucking or piercing mouthparts specialized as a beak (rostrum). The group is divided into the suborders Homoptera (aphids, cicadas, etc) and Heteroptera (water bugs, bedbugs, etc)

hemipteran or hemipteran

—*adj*

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hemipteran

(hĭ-mĭp'tər-ən) Pronunciation Key
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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