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neuropterous
[ noo-rop-ter-uhs, nyoo- ]
adjective
- 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.
neuropterous
/ njʊˈrɒptərəs /
adjective
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of neuropterous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of neuropterous1
C18: from New Latin Neuroptera; see neuro- , -pterous
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Example Sentences
In the majority of Neuropterous larv, they almost precisely resemble those of the perfect insect.
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You will find no other than true legs in most Coleopterous, Neuropterous, and Hymenopterous larv.
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Biomorphotica: those neuropterous insects in which the pupa is active.
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Wing of a neuropterous insect, from the Lower Lias, Gloucestershire.
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Embioptera: an ordinal term proposed for the Neuropterous family Embidae.
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