Hemipteran Definition

hĭ-mĭptər-ən
noun
Any of numerous insects of the order Hemiptera, having mouthparts used for piercing and sucking and two pairs of wings, and including the cicadas, the aphids, and the heteropterans, such as the assassin bugs and the water striders.
American Heritage Medicine
A true bug.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • hemipteron
  • bug
  • hemipterous insect
adjective

Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous.

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Other Word Forms of Hemipteran

Noun

Singular:
hemipteran
Plural:
hemipterans

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