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neuropteran

[ noo-rop-ter-uhn, nyoo- ]

adjective



noun

  1. Also neu·ropter·on. a neuropterous insect.

neuropteran

/ njʊˈrɒptərən /

noun

  1. any neuropterous insect
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


neuropteran

/ n-rŏptər-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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Word History and Origins

Origin of neuropteran1

1835–45; < New Latin Neuropter ( a ), neuter plural of neuropterus ( neuropterous ) + -an

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