NEUROPTERA


Meaning of NEUROPTERA in English

noun ·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.

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