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Noun: hemipterous insect
  1. Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
    "Stink bugs are a common type of hemipterous insect";
    - bug, hemipteran, hemipteron

Derived forms: hemipterous insects

Type of: insect

Part of: Hemiptera, order Hemiptera