homopterous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of homopterous
First recorded in 1820–30; from New Latin Homopter(a) (neuter plural of homopterus, from Greek homópteros “same-winged”) + -ous; equivalent to homo- + -pterous
Example Sentences
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GROUND-PEARL, the glassy secretion forming the pupacase of coccid insects of the genus Margarodes, belonging to the homopterous division of the Hemiptera.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
Amongst insects there are innumerable instances: thus Linnaeus, misled by external appearances, actually classed an homopterous insect as a moth.
From On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Darwin, Charles
Among insects there are innumerable instances; thus Linnaeus, misled by external appearances, actually classed an homopterous insect as a moth.
From The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition by Darwin, Charles
A case of mimicry where a homopterous resembles a leaf-cutting ant 332 117.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions by Romanes, George John
—Plant-lice, scale-insects, and leaf-hoppers furnish ants with honey, and in return are protected by the latter.—Contest between wasps and ants.—Waxy secretions of the homopterous hemiptera.
From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Belt, Thomas
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