neuropterous

[ noo-rop-ter-uh s, nyoo- ]

/ nʊˈrɒp tər əs, nyʊ- /

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.

Nearby words

neuropore, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, neuropsychopathy, neuropteran, neuropterous, neuroradiology, neuroretinitis, neurorrhaphy, neurosarcocleisis, neurosarcoidosis

Origin of neuropterous

1795–1805; < New Latin Neuropter(a), neuter plural of neuropterus nerve-winged + -ous. See neuro-, -pterous

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Examples from the Web for neuropterous

In the majority of Neuropterous larv, they almost precisely resemble those of the perfect insect.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
Dragon-fly, the common name of members of a family (Odonata or Libellulid) of neuropterous insects.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
You will find no other than true legs in most Coleopterous, Neuropterous, and Hymenopterous larv.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
Wing of a neuropterous insect, from the Lower Lias, Gloucestershire.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.

Insects appear well developed, including both orthopterous and neuropterous forms, in the New Brunswick rocks.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for neuropterous

neuropterous

neuropteran

/ (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

Word Origin for neuropterous

C18: from New Latin Neuroptera; see neuro-, -pterous

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