Meaning of NEUROPTERA
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| | Definition: | | [n] an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fishflies; mantispids; spongeflies |
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| | Synonyms: | | order Neuroptera |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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