homopterous — /heuh mop teuhr euhs, hoh /, adj. 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 … Universalium
homopterous — adjective see homoptera * * * /heuh mop teuhr euhs, hoh /, adj. 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… … Useful english dictionary
homopterous — ho•mop•ter•ous [[t]həˈmɒp tər əs, hoʊ [/t]] adj. ent belonging or pertaining to the Homoptera, an order of sucking insects, including aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, and scale insects, that have membranous forewings and hind wings • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
homopterous — /həˈmɒptərəs/ (say huh moptuhruhs) adjective relating or belonging to the Homoptera, a suborder of hemipterous insects having wings of the same texture throughout, comprising the aphids, cicadas, etc. {Greek homopteros with the same plumage} …
homopterous insect — noun insects having membranous forewings and hind wings • Syn: ↑homopteran • Hypernyms: ↑insect • Hyponyms: ↑whitefly, ↑coccid insect, ↑plant louse, ↑louse … Useful english dictionary
Francis Walker (entomologist) — Francis Walker (July 31, 1809 October 5, 1874) was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior… … Wikipedia
homopteran — /heuh mop teuhr euhn, hoh /, adj. 1. homopterous. n. 2. a homopterous insect. [1835 45; see HOMOPTEROUS, AN] * * * ▪ insect order Introduction any of more than 32,000 species of sucking insects, the members of which exhibit considerable… … Universalium
Francis Walker — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Walker. Francis Walker. Francis Walker est un entomologiste britannique, né le 31 juillet … Wikipédia en Français
homopteran — n. any insect of the suborder Homoptera, including aphids and cicadas, with wings of uniform texture (cf. HETEROPTERAN). Derivatives: homopterous adj. Etymology: HOMO + Gk pteron wing * * * noun insects having membranous forewings and hind wings… … Useful english dictionary
Alexander Henry Haliday — Alexander Henry Haliday, also known as Enrico Alessandro Haliday and Alexis Heinrich Haliday (1807–1870), was an Irish entomologist. He is primarily known for his work on Hymenoptera, Diptera and Thysanoptera, but Haliday worked on all insect… … Wikipedia
Aphid — This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Aphid (disambiguation). Aphids Temporal range: Permian–Present … Wikipedia