English noun: neuropteran | |||
1. | neuropteran (animal) insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins | ||
Synonyms | neuropteron, neuropterous insect | ||
Broader (hypernym) | insect | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alder fly, alderfly, ant lion, antlion, antlion fly, Corydalus cornutus, dobson, dobson fly, dobsonfly, fish fly, fish-fly, lacewing, lacewing fly, mantispid, Sialis lutaria, snakefly, spongefly, spongillafly | ||
Member meronym | Neuroptera, order Neuroptera | ||