hemiptera

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

order Hemiptera hemipteran hemipteron hemipterous bedbugs hemipterans

Hypernyms

animal order

Anagrams

perhamite

Examples

J. Zool. 62; 1150-1160 Several other insect groups appeared during the Permian, including the Coleoptera (beetles) and Hemiptera (true bugs). Source: Internet

Click here for more information. main The cicadas (main or main) are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Source: Internet

Hemiptera are mostly herbivores or omnivores but pollen feeding is known (and has only been well studied in the Anthocoridae ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hemiprotein hemiprotonated hemipter hemipteral hemipteran hemipteran arthropod