Definition of Hemiptera

1. Noun. Plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas).


Definition of Hemiptera

1. n. pl. An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillæ), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others.

Medical Definition of Hemiptera

1. An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillae), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others. They are divided into the Heteroptera, including the squash bug, soldier bug, bedbug, etc.; the Homoptera, including the cicadas, cuckoo spits, plant lice, scale insects, etc.; the Thysanoptera, including the thrips, and, according to most recent writers, the Pediculina or true lice. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Half + wing, fr. To fly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemiptera

hemiplegias
hemiplegic
hemiplegic
hemiplegics
hemiplegic amyotrophy
hemiplegic gait
hemiplegic migraine
hemiplegy
hemipode
hemipode
Hemiprocnidae
hemiprotein
hemipter
hemipter
hemiptera (current term)
Hemiptera
hemipteran
hemipteran
hemipterans
hemipteron
Hemipteronatus
Hemipteronatus novacula
hemipterous
hemipterous
hemipterous insect
hemipters
Hemiramphidae
hemisect
hemisection
hemisensory

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