hemipterous

American

[hi-mip-ter-uhs] / hɪˈmɪp tər əs /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Hemiptera, an order of insects having forewings that are thickened and leathery at the base and membranous at the apex, comprising the true bugs.
belonging or pertaining to the order Hemiptera, in some classifications comprising the heteropterous and homopterous insects.

hemipterous British

/ hɪˈmɪptərəs /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Hemiptera, a large order of insects having sucking or piercing mouthparts specialized as a beak (rostrum). The group is divided into the suborders Homoptera (aphids, cicadas, etc) and Heteroptera (water bugs, bedbugs, etc)

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Etymology

Origin of hemipterous

First recorded in 1810–20; Hemipter(a) + -ous

Example Sentences

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"Bedbug" is an intimate name for a small incredibly vicious insect of the hemipterous family Cimicidae.

From Time Magazine Archive

Beak: any notable prolongation of the front of the head: the snout in Rhynchophora: specifically, the jointed structure covering the lancets in the hemipterous mouth.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

I again met with the hemipterous insect mentioned p.

From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Linn?, Carl von

Rhinortha, rī-nor′tha, n. a genus of cuckoos: a genus of hemipterous insects.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

On a wall at Iggsund I found a nondescript hemipterous insect.

From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Linn?, Carl von

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