Associations to the word «Hemiptera»

Wiktionary

HEMIPTERA, proper noun. A taxonomic order within the superorder Condylognatha   — the true bugs.

Dictionary definition

HEMIPTERA, noun. Plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas).

Wise words

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