hemipteran

1. (noun) insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
Synonyms: bug, hemipteron, hemipterous insect
Related Words: Cimex lectularius, Notonecta undulata, backswimmer, bed bug, bedbug, chinch, coreid, coreid bug, insect, leaf bug, lygaeid, lygaeid bug, plant bug, true bug



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