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NEUROPTERAN
neuropteron, neuropteran, neuropterous insect
(noun) insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
neuropteran (plural neuropterans)
Any insect of the order Neuroptera, having four large and membranous wings.
Synonyms
• lacewing (sometimes used to refer to all members of the order)
• neuropter (obsolete)
Hyponyms
• Ithonioidea: moth lacewing, giant lacewing
• Osmyloidea: osmylid
• Chrysopoidea: green lacewing, stinkfly
• Hemerobioidea: brown lacewing
• Coniopterygoidea: dustywing, spongillafly
• Mantispoidea: pleasing lacewing, mantidfly, thorny lacewing, beaded lacewing
• Nemopteroidea: silky lacewing, spoonwing
• Myrmeleontoidea: split-footed lacewing, antlion, owlfly, ascalaphid
Source: Wiktionary
Neu*rop"ter*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A neuropter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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