Hemiptera
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hemiptera
Example Sentences
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Cicadas are indeed large true “bugs” of the order Hemiptera.
From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2021
“Two species of Hemiptera, or ‘true bugs’—Neacoryphus rubicollis AND Piesma brachiale—plus the leg of a rainbow grasshopper, all of which are endemic to the western United States, not Ohio.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
The Anoplura may probably be regarded as a degraded offshoot of the Hemiptera.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
The Hemiptera are especially interesting as an order from the variety of aquatic insects included therein.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
Hemiptera are remarkable for the variety of their stridulating organs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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