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neuropteran

[noo-rop-ter-uh n, nyoo-]
adjective
  1. neuropterous.
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noun
  1. Also neu·rop·ter·on. a neuropterous insect.
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Origin of neuropteran

1835–45; < New Latin Neuropter(a), neuter plural of neuropterus (see neuropterous) + -an
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British Dictionary definitions for neuropteran

neuropteran

neuropteron

noun plural -terans, -terons or -tera (-tərə)
  1. any neuropterous insect
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neuropteran

[nu-rŏp′tər-ən]
  1. 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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