Neuroptera
 脈翅目


 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)]


 neuroptera
      See neuropteron