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Meaning of "homopteran" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMOPTERAN

homopteran  [həʊˈmɒptərən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMOPTERAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homopteran is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HOMOPTERAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

homopteran

Hemiptera

Hemiptera /hɛˈmɪptərə/ is an order of insects most often known as the true bugs, comprising around 50,000–80,000 species of cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, shield bugs, and others. They range in size from 1 mm to around 15 cm, and share a common arrangement of sucking mouthparts. Sometimes, the name true bugs is applied more narrowly still to insects of the suborder Heteroptera only.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMOPTERAN


chiropteran
kaɪˈrɒptərən
coleopteran
ˌkɒlɪˈɒptərən
dermapteran
dɜːˈmæptərən
dictyopteran
ˌdɪktɪˈɒptərən
dipteran
ˈdɪptərən
ephemeropteran
iːˌfɛməˈrɒptərən
hemipteran
hɪˈmɪptərən
heteropteran
ˌhɛtəˈrɒptərən
hymenopteran
ˌhaɪmɪˈnɒptərən
hymenopteron
ˌhaɪmɪˈnɒptərən
isopteran
aɪˈsɒptərən
lepidopteran
ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərən
neuropteran
njʊˈrɒptərən
neuropteron
njʊˈrɒptərən
orthopteran
ɔːˈθɒptərən
orthopteron
ɔːˈθɒptərən
plecopteran
pləˈkɒptərən
tetrapteran
tɛˈtræptərən
trichopteran
traɪˈkɒptərən
veteran
ˈvɛtərən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMOPTERAN

homophobe
homophobia
homophobic
homophone
homophonic
homophonically
homophonous
homophony
homophyllic
homophyly
homoplasmy
homoplastic
homoplastically
homoplasty
homoplasy
homopolar
homopolarity
homopolymer
homopolymeric
homopterous

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMOPTERAN

cateran
cladoceran
cordilleran
foraminiferan
foreran
Lateran
Lutheran
Meran
moneran
poriferan
reran
rotiferan
Teheran
Teleran
the Lateran

Synonyms and antonyms of homopteran in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «homopteran» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMOPTERAN

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Translator English - Chinese

同翅目
1,325 millions of speakers

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homopteran
570 millions of speakers

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homopteran
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homopteran
380 millions of speakers
ar

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homopteran
280 millions of speakers

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homopteran
278 millions of speakers

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homopteran
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Translator English - Bengali

homopteran
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homoptère
220 millions of speakers

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Homopteran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Homoptera
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

同翅類
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

homopteran
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Homopteran
85 millions of speakers
vi

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homopteran
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

homopteran
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समलिंगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Homopteran
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

homopteran
65 millions of speakers

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homopteran
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

homopteran
40 millions of speakers

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homopteran
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ομοιόπτερα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

homopteran
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Homopteran
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

homopteran
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homopteran

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMOPTERAN»

The term «homopteran» is used very little and occupies the 167.326 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMOPTERAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about homopteran

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMOPTERAN»

Discover the use of homopteran in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homopteran and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cerrados of Brazil: Ecology and Natural History of a ...
Associations between ants and such homopteran groups have been commonly considered mutualistic (Way 1963). Tending ants may harvest the energyrich fluid around the clock (fig. 15.1C) and in turn provide a range of benefits to the ...
Paulo S. Oliveira, Robert J. Marquis, 2013
2
Heteroptera of Economic Importance
Water relations in heteropteran Oxycarenus hyalinipennis Costa and homopteran Oxyrhachis tarandus Fabr. Indian J. Entomol. 39: 65-69. 1978. Utilization of plant food in heteropteran Oxycarenus hyalinipennis Costa and homopteran ...
Carl W. Schaefer, Antonio Ricardo Panizzi, 2000
3
The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant-Plant Mutualisms
of the homopteran. Those who grow plants commercially are even more vituperative and go to great lengths and much expense to eliminate the enemy. With all this folk knowledge and commercial data it seems inconceivable to suggest that ...
Andrew James Beattie, 1985
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The Impact of Two Environmental Factors, Noise and Signal ...
1982; De Winter and Rollenhagen 1990; Hunt 1993; reviewed in Claridge 1985b; Virant-Doberlet and Cokl 2004; Cocroft and Rodriguez 2005). Although members of some small homopteran species establish social groups (Cocroft 1999, ...
Gregg Ian Tully, 2006
5
Tropical Island Recovery: Cousine Island, Seychelles
The edges of young leaves of Takamaka and Pisonia trees are often found rolled up, and caused by a small homopteran insect known as a mealybug, of uncertain identity. Like most members of its family, its body is covered by a white, waxy ...
Michael Samways, Peter Hitchins, Dr Orty Bourquin, 2010
6
46 Years of the Indian Journal of Entomology: A Cumulative ...
Gandhi, J.R. Factors governing utilisation of food in homopteran Oxyrhachis tarandus Fabr. and heteropteran Oxycarenus hyalinipennis Costa. II. Rate of conductions, digestion and absorption of sucrose. 43(1), 1981:17-28. 651. Gandhi, J.R. ...
P. K. Garg, Entomological Society of India, R. C. Sharma, 1990
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Bemisia: Bionomics and Management of a Global Pest: ...
Comparative. Biology. To date, no complete genome sequence has been determined for a homopteran of truly tropical origin, even though thousands of such species are known. Whiteflies therefore offer an opportune model study system.
Philip A. Stansly, Steven E. Naranjo, 2010
8
Rice Genetics III
Genetic engineering of rice for resistance to homopteran insect pests J.A. Gatehouse, K. Powell, and H. Edmonds The rice brown planthopper (BPH; Nilaparvata lugens) is a serious pest of rice crops throughout Asia, damaging plants both ...
Gurdev S. Khush, 1996
9
Theoretical Approaches to Biological Control
Some characteristics of homopteran biological control systems Let us go back, for a moment, to the homopteran systems that have been so successful as targets for biological control and examine some of the important biological ...
Bradford A. Hawkins, Howard V. Cornell, 1999
10
Plants and Vegetation: Origins, Processes, Consequences
Another example of indirect effects can be found among ants tending homopteran parasites on plants (Vandermeer et al. 1985). If only three players ( ants, homopterans, plants) are considered alone, the ant has a negative effect upon the plant ...
Paul Keddy, 2007

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMOPTERAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homopteran is used in the context of the following news items.
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[Ant Control] Taking the Bait
Their natural food during the foraging season involves aphids and other homopteran insects. This feature has led to the development of baits to ... «PCT Magazine, May 15»
2
Beneficial insects, nematodes not harmed by genetically modified …
This shows Geocoris punctipes feeding on an unidentified Homopteran. Credit: Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org. A large body ... «Phys.Org, Feb 14»
3
The Bugman Ants in Your Pants
The ants feed on the honeydew secretion of various homopteran insects such as aphids, scales and mealy bugs, so they do like sweets. «Weekly Alibi, Apr 13»
4
[Ant Control Issue] "Fast Food Junkies"
The most popular food item for many types of ants that leave the structure is a product of homopteran insects — honeydew produced by aphids ... «PCT Magazine, Apr 12»
5
NSF Provides Additional $5.9 Million to Support Five New BREAD …
They will exploit this discovery and determine whether biomarkers can identify vector competent populations of other homopteran insect vectors ... «National Science Foundation, Feb 12»
6
Pictures of the day: pink animals
Pink and purple Homopteran, probably a Flatid or a Fulgorid bug, in Ranomafana, Madagascar Pink and orange spider-like Acari mite ... «Mongabay.com, Jul 11»
7
The Backyard Jungle XI: The Aphid Life Cycle
In addition to causing much physical damage, this method of feeding contributes to the transmission of many plant diseases, especially when the homopteran is ... «Mother Earth News, May 08»

REFERENCE
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