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lacewing
(lās′wiŋ′)
noun
any of various families of neuropteran insects with four delicate, gauzy wings: the larvae feed on aphids and other insect pests
See lacewing in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of various insects of the superfamily Hemerobioidea, having four gauzy wings, threadlike antennae, and larvae that feed on insect pests such as aphids.
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