neuropterous
belonging or pertaining to the Neuroptera, an order of insects characterized by four membranous wings having netlike venation, comprising the ant lions, lacewings, dobsonflies, alderflies, fishflies, snakeflies, mantispids, and spongillaflies.
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In the majority of neuropterous larv, they almost precisely resemble those of the perfect insect.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyYou will find no other than true legs in most Coleopterous, neuropterous, and Hymenopterous larv.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyBiomorphotica: those neuropterous insects in which the pupa is active.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithWing of a neuropterous insect, from the Lower Lias, Gloucestershire.
A Manual of Elementary Geology | Charles Lyell.Embioptera: an ordinal term proposed for the neuropterous family Embidae.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for neuropterous
neuropteran
/ (njʊˈrɒptərəs) /
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
Origin of neuropterous
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