Neuroptera

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Neuroptera \Neu*rop"te*ra\ (n[-u]*r[o^]p"t[-e]*r[.a]), prop. n.
     pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + ptero`n a wing, fr.
     pte`sqai to fly.] (Zool.)
     An order of hexapod insects having two pairs of large,
     membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are adapted
     for chewing. They feed upon other insects, and undergo a


     complete metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and
     lacewing fly are examples. Formerly, the name was given to a
     much more extensive group, including the true {Neuroptera}
     and the Pseudoneuroptera.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Neuroptera
       n : an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions;
           dobsonflies; alderflies; fishflies; mantispids;
           spongeflies [syn: {order Neuroptera}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  neuropteron
       n : insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous
           wings with netlike veins [syn: {neuropteran}, {neuropterous
           insect}]
       [also: {neuroptera} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  neuroptera
       See {neuropteron}