Homoptera
noun plural
Ho·mop·tera
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Medical Definition of Homoptera
: a large suborder of Hemiptera or sometimes a separate order of insects comprising the cicadas, lantern flies, leafhoppers, spittlebugs, treehoppers, aphids, psyllas, whiteflies, and scale insects which have a small prothorax and sucking mouthparts consisting of a jointed beak and which undergo incomplete metamorphosis — compare heteroptera
Other Words from Homoptera
homopteran
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noun or adjective
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noun or adjective
homopterous
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adjective
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adjective