NEUROPTERAN

Meaning of NEUROPTERAN in English

/noo rop"teuhr euhn, nyoo-/ , adj.

1. neuropterous.

2. Also, neuropteron . a neuropterous insect.

[ 1835-45; Neuropter ( a ), neut. pl. of neuropterus (see NEUROPTEROUS) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

NEUROPTERAN — noun see: feather Date: circa 1842 any of an order (Neuroptera) of usually net-winged insects that include the lacewings and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEUROPTERAN — adjective or noun see neuroptera
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEUROPTERAN — (n.) A neuropter.
Английский словарь Webster
NEUROPTERAN — ( n. ) A neuropter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NEUROPTERAN — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek neur- + pteron wing — more at feather Date: circa 1842 : any of an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEUROPTERAN — noun a neuropter.
Webster English vocab
NEUROPTERAN — [neu.rop.ter.an] n [ultim. fr. Gk neur- + pteron wing--more at feather] (ca. 1842): any of an order (Neuroptera) of usu. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEUROPTERAN — a member of the insect order Neuroptera, which is now generally restricted to the lacewings but formerly included also the …
Britannica English vocabulary
NEUROPTERAN — n. any insect of the order Neuroptera, including lacewings, having four finely-veined membranous leaflike wings. øøneuropterous adj. [NEURO- + Gk …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEUROPTERAN — n. any insect of the order Neuroptera, including lacewings, having four finely-veined membranous leaflike wings. neuropterous adj. [ NEURO- + …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEUROPTERAN — n. any insect of the order Neuroptera, including lacewings, having four finely-veined membranous leaflike wings. Derivatives: neuropterous adj. Etymology: NEURO- …
Oxford English vocab
NEUROPTERAN — n. Pronunciation: nu ̇ - ' räp-t ə -r ə n, nyu ̇ - Function: noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NEUROPTERAN ENTOMOLOGY — neuropteran Entomology [ ˌnjʊə'rɒpt(ə)r(ə)n ] ■ noun a predatory flying insect of the order Neuroptera, which includes the lacewings and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NEUROPTEROUS — adjective see: neuropteran
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOBSONFLY — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1904 a winged insect (family Corydalidae) that has very long slender mandibles in the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEUROPTEROUS — see neuropteran
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOBSONFLY — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1904 : a winged insect (family Corydalidae) that has very long slender mandibles in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOBSONFLY — [dob.son.fly] n [origin unknown] (ca. 1904): a winged insect (family Corydalidae) that has very long slender mandibles in the male …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPONGILLAFLY — any insect of the parasitic neuropteran family Sisyridae. The adult, a smoky brown insect, deposits clusters of eggs under a …
Britannica English vocabulary
SNAKEFLY — any insect of the neuropteran order Raphidiodea of about 80 species, easily recognized by its small head and long, slender …
Britannica English vocabulary
OWL-FLY — large neuropteran fly of the family Ascalaphidae, having membranous wings and long, clubbed antennae. The larva camouflages itself with debris …
Britannica English vocabulary
MANTISPID — also called Mantisfly, or Mantidfly, any insect of the neuropteran family Mantispidae, usually found in tropical and subtropical areas. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
LACEWING — any of many species of neuropteran insects, especially those in the green lacewing family Chrysopidae and in the brown lacewing …
Britannica English vocabulary
INSECT
Britannica English vocabulary
BUG — commonly, any insect. In entomology, however, it refers specifically to any member of the insect order Heteroptera (e.g., chinch bug, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANTLION — any insect larva of the neuropteran family Myrmeleontidae. The oval, sandy-gray abdomen of the larva is covered with bristles; the …
Britannica English vocabulary
WHEELER, WILLIAM MORTON — born March 19, 1865, Milwaukee died April 19, 1937, Cambridge, Mass., U.S. American entomologist recognized as one of the world's …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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