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adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A hemipter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hemipterous insect, bug, hemipteron
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Broader terms: insect
Narrower terms: leaf bug, plant bug, lygaeid, lygaeid bug, coreid bug, coreid, bedbug, bed bug, chinch, Cimex lectularius, backswimmer, Notonecta undulata, true bug
History
From Translingual Hemiptera + English -an.
Across languages
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