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neuropteran
[ noo-rop-ter-uhn, nyoo- ]
noun
- Also neu·ropter·on. a neuropterous insect.
neuropteran
/ njʊˈrɒptərən /
noun
- any neuropterous insect
neuropteran
/ n-rŏp′tər-ən /
- Any of various carnivorous insects of the order Neuroptera, having four net-veined wings and mouthparts adapted for chewing. Neuropterans include the lacewings and antlions. Formerly, the dobsonflies and alderflies, now classified as a separate order Megaloptera, and the snakeflies, now classified as the order Raphidiodea, were considered neuropterans.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of neuropteran1
1835–45; < New Latin Neuropter ( a ), neuter plural of neuropterus ( neuropterous ) + -an
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