Chrysopidae

noun

green lacewings

• Syn: ↑family Chrysopidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Neuroptera, ↑order Neuroptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑aphid lion, ↑aphis lion, ↑green lacewing, ↑chrysopid, ↑stink fly

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\\krə̇ˈsōpəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Chrysopa, type genus (from chrys- + -opa, from Greek ōp-, ōps face) + -idae

: a family of pale green golden-eyed unpleasant-smelling lacewing flies having carnivorous larvae called aphis lions