homoptera Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects
    suborder Homoptera.

WordNet

Ho*mop"te*ra noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. the same, like + wing.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913