neuropteran

Plural: neuropterans

Noun

• insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
• Any insect of the order Neuroptera, having four large and membranous wings.

Synonyms

neuropteron, neuropterous insect, lacewing, neuropter

Related Words

archaeognathan, beetle, blattodean, booklice, butterflies and moth, caddis flies, cockroach and termite, coleopteran, damselflies and dragonflies, dermapteran, dipteran, earwig, embiopteran, ephemeropteran, flea, flies, grylloblattodean, hemipteran, hymenopteran, ice crawler, jumping bristletail, lepidopteran, mantis, mantodean, mantophasmid, mayflies, mecopteran, megalopteran, odonatan, orthopteran, phasmatodean, plecopteran, psocodean, raphidiopteran, scorpionflies, silverfish, siphonapteran, snakeflies, stick insect, stoneflies, strepsipteran, thrips, thysanopteran, trichopteran, true bug, webspinner, zorapteran, zygentoman