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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [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.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Neuroptera
noun: an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fishflies; mantispids; spongeflies [syn: {order Neuroptera}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
neuropteron
noun: 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}
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