heteropterous

[ het-uh-rop-ter-uhs ]

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the Heteroptera, in some classifications a suborder of hemipterous insects comprising the true bugs.

heteropterous

/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒptərəs /

adjective

1. See homopterous
   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

Word History and Origins

Origin of heteropterous¹

1890–95; < New Latin Heteropter ( a ) + -ous. See hetero-, -pterous

Word History and Origins

Origin of heteropterous¹

C19: from New Latin Heteroptera, from hetero- + Greek pteron wing

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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