English > neuropteron: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins. |
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| Synonyms | neuropteran, neuropterous insect |
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| Member of | Neuroptera, order Neuroptera | An order of insects including |
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| Narrower | alderfly, alder fly, Sialis lutaria | dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae |
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| ant lion, antlion, antlion fly | winged insect resembling a dragonfly |
| dobson, dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus | large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male |
| fish fly, fish-fly | Similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly |
| lacewing, lacewing fly | Any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae) |
| mantispid | insect that resembles a mantis |
| snakefly | predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax |
| spongefly, spongillafly | hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges |
| Broader | insect | small air-breathing arthropod |
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| Spanish | neuropteran, neuróptero, neuropteron |
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| Catalan | neuròpter, neuropteron |
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