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Neuroptera
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Neu·rop·te·ra prop. n. pl. Zool. 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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Neuroptera
n : an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions;
dobsonflies; alderflies; fishflies; mantispids;
spongeflies [syn: order Neuroptera]
neuropteron
n : insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous
wings with netlike veins [syn: neuropteran, neuropterous
insect]
[also: neuroptera (pl)]