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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A hemipter.
2. 2
   insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

bughemipterhemipterhemipteronhemipterous insecthemipterous insect

Etymology

From translingual Hemiptera + -an.

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