'Homoptera' definitions:
Definition of 'Homoptera'
(from WordNet)
noun
Plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects [syn: Homoptera, suborder Homoptera]
Definition of 'Homoptera'
From: GCIDE
- Homoptera \Ho*mop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the same, like + ? wing.] (Zool.) A suborder of Hemiptera, in which both pairs of wings are similar in texture, and do not overlap when folded, as in the cicada. See Hemiptera. [1913 Webster]