homopterous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to the Homoptera, a former grouping of insects including cicadas, aphids, and scale insects

   Darwin described the specimen as a homopterous insect rather than a moth.

From New Latin Homoptera + -ous. Homoptera combines Greek homos ("same") and pteron ("wing"), referring to the similar texture of the forewings. Modern classifications generally distribute the former Homoptera among lineages within Hemiptera.

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