Webster's English Dictionary

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homopterous

ho.mop.ter.ous \-r*s\ aj [deriv. of Gk hom- + pteron wing - more at 
   FEATHER] : of or relating to a large order or suborder (Homoptera) of 
   insects havi ng sucking mouth parts and comprising the cicadas, aphids, 
   scale insects and related forms