Webster's 1828 Dictionary
NEUROPTERA
n.[Gr. , a nerve, and a wing. ] The neuropters are an order of insects having four membranous, transparent, naked wings, reticulated with veins.
NEUROPTERAL
a.Belonging to the order of neuropters.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
NEUROPTERA
Neu *rop "te *ra, n. pl. Etym: [Nl. , fr. gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
NEUROPTERAL
NEUROPTERAL Neurop "ter *al, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera.
NEUROPTERAN
NEUROPTERAN Neu *rop "ter *an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A neuropter.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Neuroptera
Neu rop ter a |n (y )o͝oˈräptərə njʊˈrɑptərə |Entomology an order of predatory flying insects that includes the lacewings, snake flies, and ant lions. They have four finely veined membranous wings. • ( neuroptera ) [ as plural noun ] insects of this order. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from neuro- in the sense ‘veined ’ + Greek pteron ‘wing. ’
neuropteran
neu rop ter an |n (y )o͝oˈräptərən n (j )ʊˈrɑptərən |Entomology ▶noun a predatory flying insect of the order Neuroptera, such as a lacewing or alderfly. ▶adjective relating to or denoting neuropterans. DERIVATIVES neu rop ter ous |-rəs |adjective
Oxford Dictionary
Neuroptera
Neuroptera |ˌnjʊəˈrɒpt (ə )rə | ▶plural noun Entomology an order of predatory flying insects that includes the lacewings, alderflies, snake flies, and ant lions. They have four finely veined membranous wings. • ( neuroptera ) insects of the Neuroptera order. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from neuro- in the sense ‘veined ’ + Greek pteron ‘wing ’.
neuropteran
neuropteran |njʊˈrɒpt (ə )rən, njʊəˈrɒpt (ə )rən |Entomology ▶noun a predatory flying insect of the order Neuroptera, such as a lacewing or alderfly. ▶adjective relating to or denoting neuropterans. DERIVATIVES neuropterous adjective
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