What's the difference between homopter and homopteran?
Homopter
Definition:
(n.) One of the Homoptera.
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Homopteran
Definition:
(n.) An homopter.
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(1) The neuroendocrine system of the homopteran, Idiocerus atkinsoni has been described, employing a neurosecretory stain.
(2) The highly specialized membranes of the filter chamber found in the digestive tract of some homopteran insects could represent a favorable material for characterizing water channels.
(3) By contrast, practically no coupling (0-8%) is detectable between heterologous insect cell lines (Homopteran or Lepidopteran) and vertebrate cells (mammalian myocardial or 3T3 cells).
(4) Crystalline accumulations of ferritin-like particles are present within the cytoplasma and the nucleus in midgut epithelial cells of the homopteran Philaenus spumarius.
(5) Many homopteran insects feed on plant sap which contains solutes in very low concentration.