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hemipteran

hemipteran adjective: of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous.

Adjective

hemipteran (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous

Noun

hemipteran (plural hemipterans)

  1. A hemipter.

Forms of hemipteran

pluralhemipterans

Origin of hemipteran

From Translingual Hemiptera + English -an.

Questions about hemipteran

What does hemipteran mean?
Hemipteran means of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous.
What part of speech is hemipteran?
Hemipteran can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near hemipteran in the dictionary

  1. hemiprotein
  2. hemiproteins
  3. hemiprotonated
  4. hemipter
  5. hemipteral
  6. hemipteran
  7. hemipterans
  8. hemiptericin
  9. hemiptericins
  10. hemipterist
  11. hemipterists

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