ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpenēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from plani- + Latin penna wing + New Latin -ia — more at pen
1. in some classifications : a suborder of Neuroptera that includes most of the typical neuropterans when Neuroptera is construed as including Megaloptera
2. in some classifications : an order or other group coextensive with Neuroptera