hemipteran meaning

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hemipteran (noun): insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis.

Definition of hemipteran

  1. insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis

    Synonyms: hemipterous insect, bug, hemipteron

    Type of: insect

    Kinds: leaf bug, lygaeid, coreid bug, bedbug, backswimmer, true bug

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HE · words ending in AN · 10-letter words

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