HyperDic: hemipterous_insect

English > 1 sense of the expression hemipterous insect:
NOUNanimalhemipterous insect, bug, hemipteran, hemipteroninsects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base
English > hemipterous insect: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninginsects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis.
Synonymsbug, hemipteran, hemipteron
Member ofHemiptera, order Hemipteraplant bugs
Narrowerbackswimmer, Notonecta undulatapredaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites
bedbug, bed bug, chinch, Cimex lectulariusbug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
coreid bug, coreidA true bug
leaf bug, plant bugsmall bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices
lygaeid, lygaeid bugA true bug
true bugAny of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially of the suborder Heteroptera
Broaderinsectsmall air-breathing arthropod
Spanishchinche, hemíptero, hemipteron
Catalanhemípter, hemipteron

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict