Homopterous
[huh-mop-ter-uh s, hoh-] /həˈmɒp tər əs, hoʊ-/
adjective
1.
belonging or pertaining to the Homoptera, an order of insects closely related to the hemipterous insects (in some classifications a suborder of Hemiptera) but having membranous forewings and hind wings, including the aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, and scale insects.
/həʊˈmɒptərəs/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or belonging to the Homoptera, a suborder of hemipterous insects, including cicadas, aphids, and scale insects, having wings of a uniform texture held over the back at rest Compare heteropterous
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