Gymnocerata

plural noun

Gym·​no·​cer·​a·​ta

ˌjim(ˌ)nōˈserətə

: a division of Heteroptera comprising true bugs with the antennae as long as or longer than the head and including most terrestrial bugs and the water striders compare cryptocerata

gymnoceratous

¦⸗(ˌ)⸗¦serətəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gymn- + -cerata (from Greek kerat-, keras horn)

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