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heteropterous — adjective Etymology: ultimately from Greek heter + pteron wing more at feather Date: 1895 of or relating to an insect order or suborder (Heteroptera) comprising the true bugs … New Collegiate Dictionary
het|er|op|ter|an — «HEHT uh ROP tuhr uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. = heteropterous. (Cf. ↑heteropterous) –n. a heteropterous insect. ╂[< hetero + Greek pterón wing + English an] … Useful english dictionary
chinch bug — noun small black and white insect that feeds on cereal grasses • Syn: ↑Blissus leucopterus • Hypernyms: ↑lygaeid, ↑lygaeid bug • Member Holonyms: ↑Blissus, ↑genus Blissus * * * … Useful english dictionary
water bug — noun 1. a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water • Hypernyms: ↑heteropterous insect • Hyponyms: ↑giant water bug, ↑water scorpion, ↑water boatman, ↑boat bug, ↑water strider, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
assassin bug — noun a true bug: long legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals • Syn: ↑reduviid • Hypernyms: ↑heteropterous insect • Hyponyms: ↑conenose, ↑cone nosed bug, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cotton stainer — noun a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton • Hypernyms: ↑heteropterous insect • Member Holonyms: ↑Dysdercus, ↑genus Dysdercus … Useful english dictionary
firebug — noun 1. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property • Syn: ↑arsonist, ↑incendiary • Derivationally related forms: ↑arson (for: ↑arsonist) • Hypernyms: ↑c … Useful english dictionary
Heteroptera — noun true bugs • Syn: ↑suborder Heteroptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Hemiptera, ↑order Hemiptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
reduviid — noun a true bug: long legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals • Syn: ↑assassin bug • Hypernyms: ↑heteropterous insect • Hyponyms: ↑conenose, ↑cone nosed bug, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
suborder Heteroptera — noun true bugs • Syn: ↑Heteroptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Hemiptera, ↑order Hemiptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
