Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An order of the class Insecta, founded by Linnæus in 1742, embracing a vast number of insects of diverse forms apparently not very closely related in structure, widely different in mode of life, and collectively known as bugs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Zoöl.) An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillæ), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
order within thesuperorder Condylognatha — thetrue bugs .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)
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Examples
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A cicada is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha.
Realistic Cicada Husk Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2008
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Effects of temperature elevation on a field population of '' Acyrthosiphon svalbardicum '' (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Spitsbergen.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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In Finland, 14 species, mostly beetles (Coleoptera) and bugs (Hemiptera), associated with burnt areas in forests are threatened with extinction [18].
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Dominant insect groups include Hemiptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Cantharidae, Coccinellidae, Miridae and Orthoptera that are distributed in the arid/dry steppe.
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The dominant groups of insects are the Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Odonata, Ephemeroptera, and the Diptera (Chironomideae).
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As its name implied, it was not a beetle (order Coleoptera), but a bug (order Hemiptera) in the family Miridae.
Archive 2008-06-01 AYDIN 2008
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The scattered angiosperms here and in the foothills supported some host-specific herbivores with associated predators; they were also exploited (especially after exceptional rains) by a number of Orthoptera, Hemiptera, and Lepidoptera derived from migratory African populations and perhaps reinforced at intervals by additional groups of colonists.
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As its name implied, it was not a beetle (order Coleoptera), but a bug (order Hemiptera) in the family Miridae.
A bug not a beetle: Poecilocapsus lineatus AYDIN 2008
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The orders Orthoptera and Hemiptera are particularly numerous; as likewise is the stinging division of the Hymenoptera; the bees, perhaps, being excepted.
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The orders Orthoptera and Hemiptera are particularly numerous; as likewise is the stinging division of the Hymenoptera; the bees, perhaps, being excepted.
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