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Neuroptera

Neuroptera Meaning & Definition
Neuroptera Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Neuroptera?

[n] an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fishflies; mantispids; spongeflies

Synonyms | Synonyms for Neuroptera: order Neuroptera

Related Terms | Find terms related to Neuroptera:

See Also | animal order | Chrysopidae | class Hexapoda | class Insecta | family Chrysopidae | family Hemerobiidae | family Mantispidae | family Myrmeleontidae | family Sisyridae | Hemerobiidae | Hexapoda | Insecta | Mantispidae | Megaloptera | Myrmeleontidae | neuropteran | neuropteron | neuropterous insect | Sisyridae | suborder Megaloptera

Neuroptera In Webster's Dictionary

\Neu*rop"te*ra\, n. pl. [Nl., fr. gr. ? nerve + ? a wing, fr. ? to fly.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of hexapod insects having two pairs of large, membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are adapted for chewing. They feed upon other insects, and undergo a complete metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and lacewing fly are examples. Formerly, the name was given to a much more extensive group, including the true Neuroptera and the Pseudoneuroptera.

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