neuropterous

American  

[noo-rop-ter-uhs, nyoo-] / nʊˈrɒp tər əs, njʊ- /

adjective

1. 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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neuropterous British  

/ njʊˈrɒptərəs /

adjective

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of neuropterous

1795–1805; < New Latin Neuropter ( a ), neuter plural of neuropterus nerve-winged + -ous. See neuro-, -pterous

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neuropterous

ANT-LION, the name given to neuropterous insects of the family Myrmeleonidae, with relatively short and apically clubbed antennae and four large densely reticulated wings in which the apical veins enclose regular oblong spaces.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

I’m humbly hoping to discover the eggs of certain neuropterous insects.

From The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Adams, Samuel Hopkins

A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

Biomorphotica: those neuropterous insects in which the pupa is active.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

The figures on this specimen appear to be intended as representations of some neuropterous insect, but possibly they represent birds. 1032-1037.

From Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 by Stevenson, James