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heteropterous

[ het-uh-rop-ter-uhs ]
/ ˌhɛt əˈrɒp tər əs /
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adjective
belonging or pertaining to the Heteroptera, in some classifications a suborder of hemipterous insects comprising the true bugs.
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Origin of heteropterous

1890–95; <New Latin Heteropter(a) + -ous. See hetero-, -pterous
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British Dictionary definitions for heteropterous

heteropterous

heteropteran

/ (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 tipsCompare homopterous

Word Origin for heteropterous

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