Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HOMOPTERA
Ho *mop "te *ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A suborder of Hemiptera, in which both pairs of wings are similar in texture, and do not overlap when folded, as in the cicada. See Hemiptera.
HOMOPTERAN
HOMOPTERAN Ho *mop "ter *an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An homopter.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Homoptera
Ho mop ter a |hōˈmäptərə hoʊˈmɑptərə |Entomology a group of true bugs comprising those in which the forewings are uniform in texture. Plant bugs such as aphids, whitefly, scale insects, and cicadas belong to this group. Compare with Heteroptera. [Suborder Homoptera, order Hemiptera. ] • (as plural noun homoptera ) bugs of this group. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from homo- ‘equal ’ + Greek pteron ‘wing. ’
homopteran
ho mop ter an |hōˈmäptərən hoʊˈmɑptərən |Entomology ▶noun a bug of the group Homoptera. ▶adjective relating to or denoting homopterans. DERIVATIVES ho mop ter ous |-tərəs |adjective
Oxford Dictionary
Homoptera
Homoptera |hɒˈmɒpt (ə )rə | ▶plural noun Entomology a group of true bugs comprising those in which the forewings are uniform in texture. Plant bugs such as aphids, whitefly, scale insects, and cicadas belong to this group. Compare with Heteroptera. ●Suborder Homoptera, order Hemiptera. • ( homoptera ) bugs of the Homoptera group. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from homo- ‘equal ’ + Greek pteron ‘wing ’.
homopteran
homopteran |həˈmɒpt (ə )r (ə )n, hɒˈmɒpt (ə )r (ə )n |Entomology ▶noun a bug of the group Homoptera. ▶adjective relating to or denoting homopterans. DERIVATIVES homopterous adjective
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