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homoptera |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Homoptera \Ho*mop"te*ra\, n. pl [NL., fr Gr ? the same like + ? wing.] (Zo["o]l.) A suborder of Hemiptera, in which both pairs of wings are similar in texture, and do not overlap when folded, as in the cicada. See {Hemiptera}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Homoptera n : plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects [syn: {Homoptera}, {suborder Homoptera}]
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