homopteran

ho·mop·ter·an  (h-mptr-n)

n.

A homopterous insect.

adj.

Of or belonging to the order Homoptera; homopterous.

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[From New Latin Homoptera, order name : Greek homo-, homo- + Greek pteron, wing; see -pter.]

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homopteran  (h-mptr-n)

Any of various insects belonging to the group Homoptera. Homopterans suck sap from plants and can be very destructive. They include the cicadas, treehoppers, leafhoppers, aphids, scale insects, whiteflies, and mealybugs. Some scientists consider the homopterans to be a suborder of the order Hemiptera, while others consider them to be a separate insect order.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

homopteran - insects having membranous forewings and hind wings homopterous insect insect - small air-breathing arthropod Homoptera, suborder Homoptera - plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects whitefly - minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects coccid insect - scale insects and mealybugs plant louse, louse - any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants cicada, cicala - stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone spittle insect, spittlebug - small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete leafhopper - small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants plant hopper, planthopper - related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants