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单词 homopterous
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ho•mop•ter•ous  (hə moptər əs, hō-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Insectsbelonging or pertaining to the Homoptera, an order of insects closely related to the hemipterous insects (in some classifications a suborder of Hemiptera) but having membranous forewings and hind wings, including the aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, and scale insects.
  • Greek homópteros) + -ous. See homo-, -pterous
  • Neo-Latin Homopter(a) (neuter plural of homopterus
  • 1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
homopterous /həʊˈmɒptərəs/, homopteran adj
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Homoptera, a suborder of hemipterous insects, including cicadas, aphids, and scale insects, having wings of a uniform texture held over the back at rest
    Compare heteropterous
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek homopteros, from homo- + pteron wing
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