HyperDic: neuropteran

English > 1 sense of the word neuropteran:
NOUNanimalneuropteran, neuropteron, neuropterous insectinsect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
English > neuropteran: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninginsect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins.
Synonymsneuropteron, neuropterous insect
Member ofNeuroptera, order NeuropteraAn order of insects including
Narroweralderfly, alder fly, Sialis lutariadark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae
ant lion, antlion, antlion flywinged insect resembling a dragonfly
dobson, dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutuslarge soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male
fish fly, fish-flySimilar to but smaller than the dobsonfly
lacewing, lacewing flyAny of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae)
mantispidinsect that resembles a mantis
snakeflypredatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax
spongefly, spongillaflyhairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges
Broaderinsectsmall air-breathing arthropod
Spanishneuropteran, neuróptero, neuropteron
Catalanneuròpter, neuropteron

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