neuropteran

English

Mantispa styriaca, a neuropteran.

Etymology

Neuroptera +‎ -an

Noun

neuropteran (plural neuropterans)

1. Any insect of the order Neuroptera, having four large and membranous wings.

Synonyms

• lacewing (sometimes used to refer to all members of the order), neuropter (obsolete)

Hyponyms

• Ithonioidea: moth lacewing, giant lacewing
• Osmyloidea: osmylid
• Chrysopoidea: green lacewing, stinkfly
• Hemerobioidea: brown lacewing
• Coniopterygoidea: dustywing, spongillafly
• Mantispoidea: pleasing lacewing, mantidfly, thorny lacewing, beaded lacewing
• Nemopteroidea: silky lacewing, spoonwing
• Myrmeleontoidea: split-footed lacewing, antlion, owlfly, ascalaphid

Derived terms

• neuropteral, neuropterous

Translations

insect of the order Neuroptera

• Finnish: verkkosiipinen
• Polish: sieciarka f
• Spanish: neuróptero m

References

• neuropteran on Wikipedia.Wikipedia