neuropterous

[ noo-rop-ter-uhs, nyoo- ]

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the Neuroptera, an order of insects characterized by four membranous wings having netlike venation, comprising the ant lions, lacewings, dobsonflies, alderflies, fishflies, snakeflies, mantispids, and spongillaflies.

neuropterous

/ njʊˈrɒptərəs /

adjective

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuropterous¹

1795–1805; < New Latin Neuropter ( a ), neuter plural of neuropterus nerve-winged + -ous. See neuro-, -pterous

Word History and Origins

Origin of neuropterous¹

C18: from New Latin Neuroptera; see neuro- , -pterous

Example Sentences

In the majority of Neuropterous larv, they almost precisely resemble those of the perfect insect.

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You will find no other than true legs in most Coleopterous, Neuropterous, and Hymenopterous larv.

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Biomorphotica: those neuropterous insects in which the pupa is active.

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Wing of a neuropterous insect, from the Lower Lias, Gloucestershire.

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Embioptera: an ordinal term proposed for the Neuropterous family Embidae.

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