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Hemiptera
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He-mip′te-ra
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] half + [GREEK] wing, fr. [GREEK] to fly.]
(Zool.)
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.
Definition 2024
Hemiptera
Hemiptera
See also: hemiptera
Translingual
Proper noun
Hemiptera
- A taxonomic order within the superorder Condylognatha – the true bugs.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Dicondylia - clade; Pterygota - subclass; Metapterygota - clade; Neoptera - infraclass; Eumetabola, Paraneoptera - clades; Condylognatha - superorder
Hyponyms
- (order): Auchenorrhyncha, Clypeorrhyncha, Coleorrhyncha, Heteroptera, Sternorrhyncha - suborders
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521
hemiptera
hemiptera
See also: Hemiptera
Latin
Adjective
hemiptera
- nominative feminine singular of hemipterus
- nominative neuter plural of hemipterus
- accusative neuter plural of hemipterus
- vocative feminine singular of hemipterus
- vocative neuter plural of hemipterus
hemipterā
- ablative feminine singular of hemipterus