Protohemiptera
plural noun
Pro·to·hemiptera
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: an order of extinct insects known only from the Upper Carboniferous and Permian, formerly considered ancestral to the Hemiptera but now usually regarded as closely related to the Palaeodictyoptera, and characterized by suctorial mouthparts and by a wing venation like that of the Palaeodictyoptera
protohemipteran adjective or noun
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protohemipteron noun
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plural -s
protohemipterous adjective
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from prot- + Hemiptera
- out of reach
- out of season
- out of sequence
- out of service
- out of shape
- out of sight
- out of sight, out of mind
- out of someone's reach
- out of someone's way
- out of sorts
- out of square
- out of step
- out of stock
- out of style
- out of sync
- out of the blue
- out of the chute
- out of the corner of one's eye
- out of the frame
- out of the frying pan into the fire
- out of the goodness of one's heart
- out of the kindness of one's heart
- out of the loop
- out of the ordinary
- out of the park