neuroptera

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids; spongeflies
noun insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins

No, it does not belong to the Neuroptera. — The Insect Folk, Morley, Margaret Warner
140), are the most characteristic of the Neuroptera, or veiny-winged insects. — Our Common Insects: A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses, A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard
"It is of the order Neuroptera," I said to him; "thus called because of the veins on its four wings. — Adventures of a Young Naturalist, Lucien Biart

order Neuroptera

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