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Definition of Hemiptera
1. Noun. Plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas).
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Class Hexapoda, Class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta
Member holonyms: Bug, Hemipteran, Hemipteron, Hemipterous Insect, Capsidae, Family Capsidae, Family Miridae, Miridae, Family Tingidae, Tingidae, Family Lygaeidae, Lygaeidae, Coreidae, Family Coreidae, Cimicidae, Family Cimicidae, Family Notonectidae, Notonectidae, Heteroptera, Suborder Heteroptera, Homoptera, Suborder Homoptera
Definition of Hemiptera
1. n. pl. An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillæ), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others.
Medical Definition of Hemiptera
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemiptera
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