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A Writer's Dictionary:

hemipterous Definition


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hemipterous
adj
    1. zool.
      Referring or relating to insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, members of which have an oval flattened body, wings which (if present) are membranous and half leathery, and mouthparts that are modified for piercing and sucking.
Etymology: 19c.



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