Hemipteran

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hemipteran
       n : insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and
           leathery at the base; usually show incomplete
           metamorphosis [syn: {hemipterous insect}, {bug}, {hemipteron}]