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hemiptera hi'mipta-za n. [singular hemipteron] a large erder of insects, such as bugs, lice, and plant-lice, characterized by a suctorial mouth and, in the largest group (hetereptera), by wings of heterogeneous or non-uniform texture, in that they are coriaceous at the base and membranous at the tip; the rhyncota.

hemisphere 'hemi,sfi:z n. [also spelt hemisfere] a half sfere; one of the halves of a sfere or globe, such as the gasbag of a balloon, fermd by a plane passing thru its center.

heteropter ^eta'zeptaz n. any bug or insect of the suborder hetereptera.

heteroptera ,het9'zept9-z3 n. pi. a suborder of hemiptera comprizing those- insects whose wings are of heterogeneous texture or consist of dissimilar parts, being coriaceous at the base and membranous at the tip; the tue bugs: con- tjasted with homoptera.

high, hai n. an area of high barometric pressure, bounded by an isobar; an anticyclone.

high-flyer 'ha^ftai-az n. [also spelt highzflier] one who flies high; an aviator who makes flights at great altitudes, habitually flying high in the air; used to flight at great altitudes.

high-flying ^ai'ftai-irj, (assumplivly) 'hai^ai-irj adj. ha- bitually flying high in the air; used to flight at great alti- tudes.

hill-map 'hi^maep n. a map showing the hills or the relief of the land-surface.

hillside 'hi},said n. [also spelt hilltside'} the side of a hill; the lateral slope of a hill.

hilltop 'hi^top n. [also spelt hillttop, hill top'} the tep or summit of a hill.

hind-wing 'hamd,wirj n. [also spelt hind wing] one of the hinder or under pair of wings of an insect having two pairs of wings; a posterior wing; a metathoracic wing; an inferior wing: as, the *hind-wing of a butterfly.

hoar-frost 'hoi^fsorst n. the uuhite deposit formd by the freezing of dew; frozen dew; white frest.%

holding-rope 'hool-dirj^oop n. one of the ropes attacht to a balloon or airship and used in holding the craft to earth previous to starting. ,

homer 'hoo-m^z n. a homing pigeon; a carrier-pigeon.

homing 'hoo-mirj adj. that goes home; tjaind to fly home- ward, as a carrier-pigeon.

homopter ho'moptaz n. any insect of the suborder homep- tera.

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