neuropteran
noun
neu·rop·ter·an nu̇-ˈräp-tə-rən 
nyu̇-
: any of an order (Neuroptera) of usually net-winged insects that include the lacewings and ant lions
neuropteran adjective
neuropterous
nu̇-ˈräp-tə-rəs
adjective nyu̇-
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Neuroptera, order name (from Greek neûron "sinew, tendon, nerve" + -o- -o- + -ptera, neuter plural of -pteros "having wings [of the given kind]," adjective derivative of pterón "feather, wing") + -an entry 1 — more at nerve entry 1, feather entry 1
First Known Use
circa 1842, in the meaning defined above