Main Entry: Ho·mop·tera

Pronunciation: \hō-ˈmäp-tə-rə\

Function: noun plural

: a large suborder of Hemiptera or sometimes a separate order of insects comprising the cicadas, lantern flies, leafhoppers, spittlebugs, treehoppers, aphids, psyllas, whiteflies, and scale insects which have a small prothorax and sucking mouthparts consisting of a jointed beak and which undergo incomplete metamorphosis—compare heteroptera

—ho·mop·ter·an \-rən\ noun or adjective

—ho·mop·ter·ous \-rəs\ adjective