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neuropteran
neu·rop·ter·an N0072500 (no͝o-rŏp′tər-ən, nyo͝o-)n. Any of various insects of the order Neuroptera, having large eyes, chewing mouthparts, and wings with many veins, and including the lacewings and antlions. The order formerly included other groups, such as the dobsonflies.
[From New Latin Neuroptera, order name : Greek neuron, vein, tendon; see neuron + Greek ptera, pl. of pteron, wing; see -pter.]
neu·rop′ter·an, neu·rop′ter·ous adj.neuropteran (njʊˈrɒptərən) or neuropteronn, pl -terans, -terons or -tera (-tərə) (Animals) any neuropterous insectneu•rop•ter•an (nʊˈrɒp tər ən, nyʊ-)
n. 1. any insect of the order Neuroptera, characterized by four net-veined wings: includes the lacewings and ant lions. adj. 2. Also, neu•rop′ter•ous. belonging or pertaining to the neuropterans. [1835–45; < New Latin Neuropter(a), neuter pl. of neuropterus nerve-winged (see neuro-, -pterous) + -an1] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | neuropteran - insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veinsneuropteron, neuropterous insectinsect - small air-breathing arthropodNeuroptera, order Neuroptera - an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids; spongefliesantlion fly, ant lion, antlion - winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. antslacewing, lacewing fly - any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphidsCorydalus cornutus, dobson fly, dobsonfly, dobson - large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as baitfish fly, fish-fly - similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing baitalder fly, alderfly, Sialis lutaria - dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvaesnakefly - predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothoraxmantispid - insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and waspsspongefly, spongillafly - hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges |
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Related to neuropteran: order NeuropteraSynonyms for neuropterannoun insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veinsSynonyms- neuropteron
- neuropterous insect
Related Words- insect
- Neuroptera
- order Neuroptera
- antlion fly
- ant lion
- antlion
- lacewing
- lacewing fly
- Corydalus cornutus
- dobson fly
- dobsonfly
- dobson
- fish fly
- fish-fly
- alder fly
- alderfly
- Sialis lutaria
- snakefly
- mantispid
- spongefly
- spongillafly
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