- neolasioptera
- \\|nē(ˌ)ōˌlāzē|äptərə, -āsē-\ noun
Usage: capitalizedEtymology: New Latin, from ne- + Lasioptera, genus of Diptera, from lasio- (from Greek lasios shaggy) + -ptera; akin to Greek lēnos wool — more at wool: a genus of gall midges (family Cecidomyiidae) whose larvae cause the formation of galls chiefly on the stems of asters, viburnums, dogwoods, and various other plants
Useful english dictionary. 2012.