lacewing

[ leys-wing ]

noun
  1. any of several insects of the family Chrysopidae, having delicate, lacelike wings and golden or copper-colored eyes, the larvae of which are predaceous on aphids and other small insects.

Origin of lacewing

1
First recorded in 1850–55; lace + wing

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lacewing

/ (ˈleɪsˌwɪŋ) /


noun
  1. any of various neuropterous insects, esp any of the families Chrysopidae (green lacewings) and Hemerobiidae (brown lacewings), having lacy wings and preying on aphids and similar pests

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