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| ho·mop·ter·an [ hō móptərən ] (plural ho·mop·ter·ans) |
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insect sucking plant juices through mouthparts: an insect that has the ability to suck plant juices through its mouthparts, e.g. a cicada, scale insect, or aphid. Order Homoptera.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Homoptera< Greek homos "same" + pteron "wing"] |
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