heteropterous

[ het-uh-rop-ter-uhs ]

adjective
  1. belonging or pertaining to the Heteroptera, in some classifications a suborder of hemipterous insects comprising the true bugs.

Origin of heteropterous

1
1890–95; <New Latin Heteropter(a) + -ous. See hetero-, -pterous

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heteropterous

heteropteran

/ (ˌhɛtəˈrɒptərəs) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Heteroptera, a suborder of hemipterous insects, including bedbugs, water bugs, etc, in which the forewings are membranous but have leathery tips: Compare homopterous

Origin of heteropterous

1
C19: from New Latin Heteroptera, from hetero- + Greek pteron wing

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