Hemiptera
n. large order of insects (includes bedbugs, stink bugs, etc.) | ||||
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Hemiptera Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Hemiptera
(n. pl.)
An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillae), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others.
(n. pl.)
An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillae), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others.
| WordNet 2.0 |
Hemiptera
Noun
1. plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)
(synonym) order Hemiptera
(hypernym) animal order
(member-holonym) Insecta, class Insecta, Hexapoda, class Hexapoda
(member-meronym) hemipterous insect, bug, hemipteran, hemipteron
Noun
1. plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)
(synonym) order Hemiptera
(hypernym) animal order
(member-holonym) Insecta, class Insecta, Hexapoda, class Hexapoda
(member-meronym) hemipterous insect, bug, hemipteran, hemipteron
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hemiptera
hemiptera
\he*mip"te*ra\ (?), n. pl. [nl., fr. gr. &?; half + &?; wing, fr. &?; to fly.] (zo?l.) an order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxill?), 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. [
hemiptera
\he*mip"te*ra\ (?), n. pl. [nl., fr. gr. &?; half + &?; wing, fr. &?; to fly.] (zo?l.) an order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxill?), 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. [
Hemiptera Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of Entomology and Crop Protection |
Hemiptera
In some classifications this is an insect order containing two suborders; Heteroptera and Homoptera. Other classifications consider the Heteroptera and the Homoptera as seperate orders.
In some classifications this is an insect order containing two suborders; Heteroptera and Homoptera. Other classifications consider the Heteroptera and the Homoptera as seperate orders.
Hemiptera Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Hemiptera
Hemiptera is an order of insects, comprising around 80,000 species of cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, shield bugs, and others, collectively known as the true bugs. They range in size from 1 mm to over 10 cm, and share a common arrangement of sucking mouthparts .
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