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neuropteran

American

[noo-rop-ter-uhn, nyoo-] / nʊˈrɒp tər ən, njʊ- /

adjective

neuropterous.

noun

Also neuropteron. a neuropterous insect.

neuropteran British

/ njʊˈrɒptərən /

noun

any neuropterous insect

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neuropteran Scientific

/ 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.

Etymology

Origin of neuropteran

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

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The campodeiform larvae of many Coleoptera are indeed far more primitive than the neuropteran larvae, and suggest to us that the Coleoptera—modified as their wing-structure has become—arose very early from the primitive metabolous stock.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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