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Neuroptera   Listen
proper noun
Neuroptera  n. pl.  (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.





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Words linked to "Neuroptera" :   order Neuroptera, neuropteron, family Sisyridae, Hemerobiidae, Mantispidae, family Hemerobiidae, family Myrmeleontidae, neuropterous insect, class Hexapoda, animal order, class Insecta, family Chrysopidae, Insecta, Megaloptera, Chrysopidae, Sisyridae, family Mantispidae, neuropteran


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