hemipteran

(hē miptər ən, hə-)

noun

a true bug

Origin: < ModL Hemiptera (see hemi- & ptero-) + -an

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See hemipteran in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Hemipterous.
noun also he·mip·ter·on (-tə-rŏnˌ)
A hemipterous insect; a true bug.

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