hemipteran

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
hemipteran
    n 1: insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and
         leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
         [syn: {hemipterous insect}, {bug}, {hemipteran},
         {hemipteron}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hemipteran \He*mip"ter*an\, n. (Zool.)
   One of the Hemiptera; an hemipter.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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