neuropterous
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neu·rop·ter·an
(no͝o-rŏp′tər-ən, nyo͝o-)n.
Any of various insects of the order Neuroptera, having large eyes, chewing mouthparts, and wings with many veins, and including the lacewings and antlions. The order formerly included other groups, such as the dobsonflies.
[From New Latin Neuroptera, order name : Greek neuron, vein, tendon; see neuron + Greek ptera, pl. of pteron, wing; see -pter.]
neu·rop′ter·an, neu·rop′ter·ous adj.
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neuropterous
(njʊˈrɒptərəs) orneuropteran
adj
(Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the Neuroptera, an order of insects having two pairs of large much-veined wings and biting mouthparts: includes the lacewings and antlions
[C18: from New Latin Neuroptera; see neuro-, -pterous]
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