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Neuroptera — Lacewing redirects here. For other uses, see Lacewing (disambiguation). Neuroptera Temporal range: 299–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Neuroptera — noun an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids; spongeflies • Syn: ↑order Neuroptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Insecta, ↑class Insecta, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Neuroptera — Neu*rop te*ra (n[ u]*r[o^]p t[ e]*r[.a]), prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + ptero n a wing, fr. pte sqai to fly.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of hexapod insects having two pairs of large, membranous, net veined wings. The mouth organs are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neuroptera in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae — Main article: Insecta in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae In the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Carl Linnaeus classified the arthropods, including insects, arachnids and crustaceans, among his class Insecta . Insects with net veined wings… … Wikipedia
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
neuropteran — /noo rop teuhr euhn, nyoo /, adj. 1. neuropterous. n. 2. Also, neuropteron. a neuropterous insect. [1835 45; < NL Neuropter(a), neut. pl. of neuropterus (see NEUROPTEROUS) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any of a group of insects commonly … Universalium
Chrysopidae — Green lacewings Chrysopa sp. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
neuropteran — n. any insect of the order Neuroptera, including lacewings, having four finely veined membranous leaflike wings. Derivatives: neuropterous adj. Etymology: NEURO + Gk pteron wing * * * noun insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous … Useful english dictionary
Insect wing — Original veins and wing posture of a dragonfly. Hoverflies hovering to mate … Wikipedia
