Hemiptera

[ hi-mip-ter-uh ]

/ hɪˈmɪp tər ə /

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noun

the order comprising the true bugs.

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Origin of Hemiptera

1810–20; <New Latin (neuter plural); see hemi-, -pterous

Words nearby Hemiptera

hemiparasite, hemiparesis, hemiplankton, hemiplegia, hemipode, Hemiptera, hemipteran, hemipterous, hemiscotosis, hemisect, hemisphere

How to use Hemiptera in a sentence

They are all species or varieties of the Linnean order Hemiptera, and genus Coccus.
The different modes of cultivating the pine-apple|John Claudius Loudon
Almost all the Hemiptera are among these; we have already mentioned them.
Animal Parasites and Messmates|P. J. Van Beneden
The study of the Hemiptera has hitherto been sadly neglected, owing to the great majority of them being very small species.
The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies|W. Harcourt Bath
The Heteroptera constitute the first sub-order of the Hemiptera.
The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies|W. Harcourt Bath

This term may be applied to the Mesothorax in heteropterous Hemiptera, in which that part lies buried under the Prothorax.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby