Hemipterous

/hɛˈmɪptərəs/ adjective

Definition

Having wings that are half-membranous and half-hardened, characteristic of true bugs and some insects.

Etymology

From 'hemi-' (half) plus Greek 'pteron' (wing). Related to the order Hemiptera, which includes insects like cicadas and aphids that have this distinctive wing structure.

Kelly Says

True bugs like stink bugs have a genius design—their front wings are half-armor (hardened) and half-membrane (flexible), like tiny insects wearing leather jackets that let their wings fold under like origami!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
半翅目
han-chi-bu
ARالعربية
نصف جناح
nafs-j-na-ha
BNবাংলা
অর্ধপখি
ordho-pokhi
CACatalà
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
CSČeština
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
DADansk
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
DEDeutsch
Hemipter
he-mi-pter
ELΕλληνικά
εμφύλιο
em-fee-lee-oh
ESEspañol
hemíptero
e-mi-TER-oh
FAفارسی
نیم باله
nim-bal-eh
FISuomi
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
FRFrançais
hémiptéreux
e-mi-te-re-uh
GUGU
hemi-pteron
he-mi-pter-ohn
HAHA
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
HEעברית
חיפושית
hi-poo-sheet
HIहिन्दी
अर्ध-पंखी
ardh-pan-kee
HUMagyar
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
IGIG
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
ITItaliano
hemipteroso
e-mi-pter-oh-soh
JA日本語
半翅類
han-chi-rui
KKKK
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
KMKM
hemi-pteron
he-mi-pter-ohn
KO한국어
반지개
ban-ji-gae
MRMR
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
MSBahasa Melayu
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
MYမြန်မာ
ခေါင်ပြား
khaung-pya
NLNederlands
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
NONorsk
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
PAPA
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
PLPolski
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
PTPortuguês
hemipteroso
e-mi-pter-oh-soh
RORomână
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
RUРусский
полужесткокрылый
po-lu-zhe-st-ko-kry-lyy
SVSvenska
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
SWKiswahili
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
TAதமிழ்
அரைப் பறவை
arai-p-par-vai
TEతెలుగు
అర్ధపక్షి
ardha-pak-shi
THไทย
หางหอย
haang hoy
TLTL
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
TRTürkçe
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
UKУкраїнська
напівтвердокрилий
na-piv-tver-do-kry-liy
URاردو
نیم پنک
nim pan-k
VITiếng Việt
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
YOYO
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us
ZH中文
半翅目
bàn chì mù
ZUZU
hemipterous
he-mi-pter-us

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