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Definition of Neuropteran
1. Noun. Insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins.
Generic synonyms: Insect
Group relationships: Neuroptera, Order Neuroptera
Specialized synonyms: Ant Lion, Antlion, Antlion Fly, Lacewing, Lacewing Fly, Corydalus Cornutus, Dobson, Dobson Fly, Dobsonfly, Fish Fly, Fish-fly, Alder Fly, Alderfly, Sialis Lutaria, Snakefly, Mantispid, Spongefly, Spongillafly
Definition of Neuropteran
1. n. A neuropter.
Definition of Neuropteran
1. Noun. neuropter ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Neuropteran
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Neuropteran
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Neuropteran
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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