het·er·op·tera \ˌhed.əˈräptərə\noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from heter- + -ptera : a suborder of Hemiptera or sometimes a separate order comprising the true bugs — compare homoptera • het·er·op·ter·ous\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷rəs\adjective