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homopterous

homopterous adjective: of or pertaining to the Homoptera, a former suborder of insects.

Adjective

homopterous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Homoptera, a former suborder of insects.

Origin of homopterous

From translingual Homoptera + -ous.

Questions about homopterous

What does homopterous mean?
Homopterous means of or pertaining to the Homoptera, a former suborder of insects.
What part of speech is homopterous?
Homopterous is an adjective.

Words near homopterous in the dictionary

  1. homopteran
  2. homopterans
  3. homopterist
  4. homopterists
  5. homopterocarpin
  6. homopterous
  7. homopters
  8. homopurine
  9. homopurinic
  10. homopycnal
  11. homopyrimidine

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