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Definition of Neuroptera
1. Noun. An order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids; spongeflies.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Class Hexapoda, Class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta
Member holonyms: Neuropteran, Neuropteron, Neuropterous Insect, Family Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontidae, Chrysopidae, Family Chrysopidae, Family Hemerobiidae, Hemerobiidae, Megaloptera, Suborder Megaloptera, Family Mantispidae, Mantispidae, Family Sisyridae, Sisyridae
Definition of Neuroptera
1. n. pl. 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.
Medical Definition of Neuroptera
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Neuroptera
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