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词汇 homopteran
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Definition of homopteran in English:

homopteran

nounhəˈmɒpt(ə)r(ə)nhɒˈmɒpt(ə)r(ə)nhōˈmäptərən
Entomology
  • A bug of the group Homoptera.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One of the first field experiments to detect adaptive population structure was conducted with Nuculaspis californica, a highly sessile homopteran scale insect that displayed local adaptation to individual ponderosa pine trees.
    • Other studies have shown a similar association between ant tending level and homopteran survivorship.
    • At least one study has shown that leaf-chewing insects took longer to recover from defaunation than did other more mobile taxonomic groups, such as homopterans.
    • Other tended homopterans consisted of a small colony of aphids feeding on P. tremuloides (aphids were removed prior to the experiment).
    • More than half of the arthropods were spiders, followed by coleopterans, orthopterans, and homopterans.
    • Benefit to homopterans is tested by manipulating the presence or abundance of ants, and the density of predators is compared between treatment and control groups.
adjectivehəˈmɒpt(ə)r(ə)nhɒˈmɒpt(ə)r(ə)nhōˈmäptərən
Entomology
  • Relating to or denoting homopterans.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The recognition of homopterans by tending ants is critical in ant/homopteran trophobiosis.
    • Associations of Hymenoptera with Homoptera have intrigued ecologists and evolutionary biologists as model systems of mutualism.

Derivatives

  • homopterous

  • adjective
    Entomology
    • Feeding on homopterous honeydew is a logical extension of the typical nectar-feeding habit of adult Lepidoptera.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Many additional homopterous insects were controlled either completely or substantially, and some partially.
      • Insect biology, behavior, and dynamics are key areas of emphasis for research utilizing homopterous and lepidopterous pests in a citrus production system.
      • However, the fossil is still very fragmentary and although it might well be homopterous, its family position is most obscure.
      • From 1979-1988, this group concentrated its attentions on the homopterous pests of alfalfa, i.e., potato leafhopper, meadow spittlebug and the 3 aphid species, pea aphid, spotted alfalfa aphid, and blue alfalfa aphid.

Definition of homopteran in US English:

homopteran

nounhōˈmäptərən
Entomology
  • A bug of the group Homoptera.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At least one study has shown that leaf-chewing insects took longer to recover from defaunation than did other more mobile taxonomic groups, such as homopterans.
    • One of the first field experiments to detect adaptive population structure was conducted with Nuculaspis californica, a highly sessile homopteran scale insect that displayed local adaptation to individual ponderosa pine trees.
    • More than half of the arthropods were spiders, followed by coleopterans, orthopterans, and homopterans.
    • Benefit to homopterans is tested by manipulating the presence or abundance of ants, and the density of predators is compared between treatment and control groups.
    • Other studies have shown a similar association between ant tending level and homopteran survivorship.
    • Other tended homopterans consisted of a small colony of aphids feeding on P. tremuloides (aphids were removed prior to the experiment).
adjectivehōˈmäptərən
Entomology
  • Relating to or denoting homopterans.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The recognition of homopterans by tending ants is critical in ant/homopteran trophobiosis.
    • Associations of Hymenoptera with Homoptera have intrigued ecologists and evolutionary biologists as model systems of mutualism.
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