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heteropterous

heteropterous adjective: belonging or relating to the Heteroptera.

Adjective

heteropterous (not comparable)

  1. Belonging or relating to the Heteroptera.

Origin of heteropterous

From translingual Heteroptera + -ous.

Questions about heteropterous

What does heteropterous mean?
Heteropterous means belonging or relating to the Heteroptera.
What part of speech is heteropterous?
Heteropterous is an adjective.

Words near heteropterous in the dictionary

  1. heteroprotein
  2. heteropter
  3. heteropteran
  4. heteropterans
  5. heteropterology
  6. heteropterous
  7. heteropters
  8. heteroptics
  9. heteropycnosis
  10. heteropycnotic
  11. heteropycnotics

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