Definition
Members of the insect order Hemiptera, true bugs that have distinctive half-hardened, half-membranous forewings.
Etymology
From 'hemiptera', plural of 'hemipter', derived from Greek 'hemi-' (half) and 'pteron' (wing), named for their unique wing structure.
Kelly Says
Hemipters include some of the most annoying household visitors—cicadas that buzz for hours, aphids that kill plants, and bed bugs—all united by those weird two-part wings that are part armor, part membrane!
Translations
ARالعربية
ال半 جناح
al-nafs-janāḥ
BNবাংলা
হেমিপ্টার
he-mi-p-tar
CACatalà
hemípters
he-mi-pters
CSČeština
polovičnatokřídlí
po-lo-vi-t-na-to-kří-dlí
DADansk
halvfjerdinger
halv-fjer-dinger
DEDeutsch
Hemipteren
he-mi-pter-en
ELΕλληνικά
Διπλοπτερά
di-plo-pter-a
ESEspañol
hemípteros
he-mi-ter-os
FISuomi
puolisiivet
puoli-siivet
FRFrançais
Hémiptères
e-mi-pter
GUGU
હેમિપ્ટર
he-mi-p-ter
HAHA
hemipodan
he-mi-po-dan
HEעברית
חיפושיות
ḥi-pū-šiyot
HIहिन्दी
हेमिप्टर
he-mi-pter
HUMagyar
félfederűek
félfed-er-ü-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
hemipter
he-mi-pter
IGIG
hemipodan
he-mi-po-dan
ITItaliano
Emisapteri
e-mi-sa-pter-i
KKKK
hemipodan
he-mi-po-dan
KMKM
hemipodan
he-mi-po-dan
MSBahasa Melayu
hemipter
he-mi-pter
MYမြန်မာ
hemipodan
he-mi-po-dan
NLNederlands
halfvleugeligen
half-vlee-u-ge-li-gen
NONorsk
halvfjerdinger
halv-fjer-dinger
PLPolski
hemiptery
he-mi-pter-i
PTPortuguês
hemípteros
he-mi-ter-os
RORomână
hemiptere
he-mi-pter-e
RUРусский
Полужесткокрылые
polju-zhe-st-ko-krylye
SVSvenska
hälvfjädrar
hälf-fjäd-rar
SWKiswahili
hemipter
he-mi-pter
TAதமிழ்
க halfwing
ka half-wing
TEతెలుగు
హెమిప్టర్
he-mi-p-ter
TRTürkçe
hemipter
he-mi-pter
UKУкраїнська
полужесткокрилі
po-lu-zhe-st-ko-kri-li
VITiếng Việt
hemipters
he-mi-pter
YOYO
hemipodan
he-mi-po-dan
ZUZU
hemipodan
he-mi-po-dan