Definition of Homopterous

1. a. Of or pertaining to the Homoptera.

Definition of Homopterous

1. Adjective. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Homoptera, a former suborder of insects. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Homopterous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Homopterous

1. Of or pertaining to the Homoptera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Homopterous

homopolymerize
homopolymers
homopolyriboadenine
homopolysaccharide
homopolysaccharides
homopolyuridine
homoproline
homopropargyl
homopropargylglycine
homopropargylic
homoprotocatechuic acid
homopter
homoptera
homopteran
homopterans
homopterous (current term)
homopterous insect
homoresistant
homorhythm
homorhythmic
homoribopolymer
homos
homosalate
homosalates
homoscedastic
homoscedasticity
homoserine
homoserine deaminase
homoserine dehydratase

Literary usage of Homopterous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Psyche by Cambridge Entomological Club (1893)
"OVIPOSITION OF A homopterous INSECT IN YUCCA. BY C. H TYI. ... On May 15, 1891, a grayish homopterous insect, one of the Fulgoridae, or lantern-flies, ..."

2. The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of by Thomas Belt (1888)
"... and in return are protected by the latter—Contest between wasps and ants—Waxy secretions of the homopterous hemiptera. WE rode up to the large hacienda ..."

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