| Definition of 'hemiptera' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Hemiptera, order Hemiptera
plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)
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| Definition of 'hemiptera' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. hemiptera
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
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| Definition of 'hemiptera' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. hemiptera
A large order of insects characterized by having the mouth parts adapted to piercing or sucking. It is comprised of four suborders: HETEROPTERA, Auchenorrhyncha, Sternorrhyncha, and Coleorrhyncha.
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