Neuroptera Definition

pronoun

A taxonomic order within the superorder Neuropterida — the lacewings and related insects.

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Origin of Neuroptera

  • From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neuron, “sinew, tendon, cord”) + πτερόν (pteron, “wing”).

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Neuroptera Sentence Examples

  • Of Neuroptera there are but few injurious species, and many, such as the lace wing flies (Hemerobiidae), are beneficial.

  • The great advance in modern zoology as regards the classification of the Hexapoda lies in the treatment of a heterogeneous assembly which formed Linnaeus's order Neuroptera.

  • Includes the single family of the Perlidae (Stone-flies), formerly grouped with the Neuroptera.

  • Formerly comprised among the Neuroptera.

  • See Neuroptera.

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