Definition of Neuropteran

1. Noun. Insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins.


Definition of Neuropteran

1. n. A neuropter.

Definition of Neuropteran

1. Noun. neuropter ¹

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Definition of Neuropteran

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Neuropteran

1. A neuropter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neuropteran

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Literary usage of Neuropteran

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Evolution and Spiritual Life by Stewart Andrew McDowall (1915)
"... as in the hymenopteran and neuropteran colonies. The immediate cause of this is clearly economic. Efficiency is the keynote of specialisation. ..."

2. Entomology, with Special Reference to Its Ecological Aspects by Justus Watson Folsom (1922)
"All the orders that follow are derived from the neuropteran stem, in the opinion of many authorities. Mecoptera form an isolated order, though their ..."

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