Heteroptera

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕτεροπτερος (héteropteros, “different wings”), from ἕτερος (héteros, “different”) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Proper noun

Heteroptera

A taxonomic suborder within the order Hemiptera – typical true bugs.

Hypernyms

(suborder): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Condylognatha - superorder; Hemiptera - order

Hyponyms

(suborder): Cimicomorpha, Dipsocoromorpha, Enicocephalomorpha, Gerromorpha, Leptopodomorpha, Nepomorpha, Pentatomomorpha - infraorders

References

Heteroptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Heteroptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Heteroptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Heteroptera at the Tree of Life Web Project
True Bugs from w:American Museum of Natural History

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