hemipterous

American  

[hi-mip-ter-uhs] / hɪˈmɪp tər əs /

adjective

1. 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.

2. belonging or pertaining to the order Hemiptera, in some classifications comprising the heteropterous and homopterous insects.

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hemipterous British  

/ hɪˈmɪptərəs /

adjective

1. 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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hemipterous

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Once they tried him on the rarer British hemipterous homoptera, but soon discovered that he was a very fair entomologist.

From The Book-Hunter at Home by Allan, P. B. M.

Aphis, ā′fis, n. a family of small 'plant-lice' belonging to the order of hemipterous insects, occurring in temperate regions as parasites on the roots, leaves, stems, &c. of plants.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section C by Project Gutenberg

An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; Ð so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah