neu·rop·ter·an (n -r p t r-n, ny-)n. A carnivorous insect of the order Neuroptera, such as the ant lion or dobsonfly, having four net-veined wings and mouthparts adapted for chewing. adj. Of or belonging to the Neuroptera. [From New Latin Neuroptera, order name : Greek neuron, vein, tendon; see neuron + Greek ptera, pl. of pteron, wing; see -pter.] neu·rop ter·ous adj. |
neuropterous [njʊˈrɒptərəs], neuropteran
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the Neuroptera, an order of insects having two pairs of large much-veined wings and biting mouthparts: includes the lacewings and antlions
[from New Latin Neuroptera; see neuro-, -pterous]
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