Resembling or related to hemipterans; having characteristics similar to true bugs or the order Hemiptera.
From 'hemipter' plus the suffix '-oid' (resembling), used to describe organisms or structures that share hemipteral characteristics.
Some extinct insects were hemipteroid ancestors that show us how true bugs evolved their famous piercing mouthparts—fossils reveal the gradual refinement of this incredible feeding tool!
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