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English noun: lacewing

1. lacewing (animal) any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids


Synonymslacewing fly


Broader (hypernym)neuropteran, neuropteron, neuropterous insect


Narrower (hyponym)brown lacewing, chrysopid, green lacewing, hemerobiid, hemerobiid fly, stink fly









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