Definition of Heteroptera

1. Noun. True bugs.

Exact synonyms: Suborder Heteroptera
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Hemiptera, Order Hemiptera
Member holonyms: Heteropterous Insect, Belostomatidae, Family Belostomatidae, Family Nepidae, Nepidae, Corixidae, Family Corixidae, Family Gerridae, Family Gerrididae, Gerridae, Gerrididae, Family Reduviidae, Reduviidae, Family Pyrrhocoridae, Pyrrhocoridae

Definition of Heteroptera

1. n. pl. A suborder of Hemiptera, in which the base of the anterior wings is thickened. See Hemiptera.

Medical Definition of Heteroptera

1. A suborder of Hemiptera, in which the base of the anterior wings is thickened. See Hemiptera. Origin: NL, from Gr. Other + a wing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heteroptera

heteroplasty
heteroploid
heteroploid
heteroploidies
heteroploids
heteroploidy
heteroploidy
heteropod
heteropoda
heteropodous
heteropolar bond
heteropolysaccharide
heteroproteose
heteropsychologic
heteroptera (current term)
Heteroptera
heteropterous
heteropterous insect
heteroptics
heteropyknosis
heteropyknotic
heteropyknotic chromatin
heteros
heterosaccharide
heteroscedasticity
Heteroscelus
Heteroscelus incanus
heteroses
heterosexism
heterosexual

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