Hemiptera
/heˈmɪptərə/1
- Entomology a large order of insects that comprises the true bugs, which include aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, and many others. They have piercing and sucking mouthparts and incomplete metamorphosis.【昆】半翅目。参见 HETEROPTERA, HOMOPTERA.
1.1
- as plural noun hemiptera insects of this order; true bugs半翅目昆虫。
派生词
hemipteran
noun & adjectivehemipterous
adjective词源
modern Latin (plural), from Greek hemi- 'half' + pteron 'wing' （because of the forewing structure, partly hardened at the base and partly membranous）.