Found 2 items, similar to neuroptera.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: neuroptera neuropteron n : insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins [syn: neuropteran, neuropterous insect ] [also: neuroptera (pl)] neuroptera See neuropteron
English → English (gcide) Definition: Neuroptera Neuroptera \Neu*rop"te*ra\ (n[-u]*r[o^]p"t[-e]*r[.a]), prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + ptero`n a wing, fr. pte`sqai to fly.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of hexapod insects having two pairs of large, membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are adapted for chewing. They feed upon other insects, and undergo a complete metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and lacewing fly are examples. Formerly, the name was given to a much more extensive group, including the true Neuroptera and the Pseudoneuroptera. [1913 Webster]