Heteroptera
noun plural
Het·er·op·tera
ˌhet-ə-ˈräp-tə-rə 
: a suborder of Hemiptera or sometimes a separate order comprising the true bugs compare homoptera
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“Heteroptera.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Heteroptera. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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