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heteropterous
[ het-uh-rop-ter-uhs ]
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the Heteroptera, in some classifications a suborder of hemipterous insects comprising the true bugs.
heteropterous
/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒptərəs /
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Heteroptera, a suborder of hemipterous insects, including bedbugs, water bugs, etc, in which the forewings are membranous but have leathery tips Compare homopterous
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heteropterous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heteropterous1
C19: from New Latin Heteroptera, from hetero- + Greek pteron wing
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Example Sentences
This term may be applied to the Mesothorax in heteropterous Hemiptera, in which that part lies buried under the Prothorax.
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These are the true bugs, and belong to the sub-division called Heteropterous Hemiptera.
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In the Heteropterous section it is merely the vertical termination of their narrow nose.
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In the Heteropterous section the three axes are evident, but the humeral plate is not easily made out.
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It is remarkable only in the Coleoptera and Heteropterous Hemiptera, to which my observations upon it will be confined.
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