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hemipteran
[hi-mip-ter-uhn]
noun
Also hemipteron a true bug; a hemipterous insect.
hemipteran
/ ɪˈɪəə /
noun
Also called: hemipteron.any hemipterous insect
adjective
another word for hemipterous
hemipteran
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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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hemipteran1
First recorded in 1875–80; Hemipter(a) + -an
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hemipteran1
C19: from hemi- + Greek pteron wing
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But that ancestor did not infect a hemipteran.
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