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heteropteran

heteropteran noun: any of very many insects of the suborder Heteroptera.

Noun

heteropteran (plural heteropterans)

  1. Any of very many insects of the suborder Heteroptera

Forms of heteropteran

pluralheteropterans

Origin of heteropteran

From translingual Heteroptera + -an.

Questions about heteropteran

What does heteropteran mean?
Heteropteran means any of very many insects of the suborder Heteroptera.
What part of speech is heteropteran?
Heteropteran is a noun.
What is the plural of heteropteran?
The plural of heteropteran is heteropterans.

Words near heteropteran in the dictionary

  1. heteroporous
  2. heteropraxy
  3. heteroprejudice
  4. heteroprotein
  5. heteropter
  6. heteropteran
  7. heteropterans
  8. heteropterology
  9. heteropterous
  10. heteropters
  11. heteroptics

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