heteropterous


het·er·op·ter·an

H0178100 (hĕt′ə-rŏp′tər-əs)n. Any of numerous hemipteran insects of the suborder Heteroptera, characterized by forewings that have a thick leathery basal section and a membranous apical section, and including the stinkbugs and waterstriders.
[From New Latin Heteroptera, suborder name : hetero- (from the two sections of their forewings ) + Greek pteron, wing; see -pter.]
het′er·op′ter·an, het′er·op′ter·ous adj.

heteropterous

(ˌhɛtəˈrɒptərəs) or

heteropteran

adj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Heteroptera, a suborder of hemipterous insects, including bedbugs, water bugs, etc, in which the forewings are membranous but have leathery tips. Compare homopterous[C19: from New Latin Heteroptera, from hetero- + Greek pteron wing]

het•er•op•ter•ous

(ˌhɛt əˈrɒp tər əs)

adj. belonging or pertaining to the Heteroptera, in some classifications a suborder of hemipterous insects comprising the true bugs. [1890–95; hetero- + -pterous; compare New Latin Heteroptera, neuter pl. of heteropterus]