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heteropteran
het·er·op·ter·an [ hèttə róptərən ] (plural het·er·op·ter·ans)


noun 
Definition:
 
insect with sucking mouthparts: an insect with mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking, and partially hardened forewings with membranous tips. Bedbugs and other true bugs are heteropterans. Order Heteroptera.
[Mid-19th century. <hetero- + Greek pteron "wing"]

het·er·op·ter·an adjective
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