hemipteran

2 definitions found

hemipteran - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hemipteran \He*mip"ter*an\, n. (Zool.)
     One of the Hemiptera; an hemipter.
     [1913 Webster]

hemipteran - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]