neuropteran(n = noun.animal) neuropteron, neuropterous insect - insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins;
is a kind of insect
is a member of neuroptera, order neuroptera
has particulars: ant lion, antlion, antlion fly, lacewing, lacewing fly, corydalus cornutus, dobson, dobson fly, dobsonfly, fish-fly, fish fly, alder fly, alderfly, sialis lutaria, snakefly, mantispid, spongefly, spongillafly
A neuropter. [1913 Webster]
neuropteran, n. any insect of the order Neuroptera, including lacewings, having four finely-veined membranous leaflike wings.
Derivative:
neuropterous adj.
Etymology:
NEURO- + Gk pteron wing