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hemipteran

American  
[hi-mip-ter-uhn] / hɪˈmɪp tər ən /

adjective

  1. hemipterous.

noun

  1. Also hemipteron a true bug; a hemipterous insect.

hemipteran British  
/ hɪˈmɪptərən /

noun

  1. Also called: hemipteron.  any hemipterous insect

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adjective

  1. another word for hemipterous

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
hemipteran Scientific  
/ hĭ-mĭp′tər-ən /

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of hemipteran

First recorded in 1875–80; Hemipter(a) + -an

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But that ancestor did not infect a hemipteran.

From New York Times

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