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Webster 1913 Edition

Neuroptera

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Neu-rop′te-ra

(nū̍-rŏp′tē̍-rȧ)
,
p
rop.
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
νεῦρον
nerve +
πτερόν
a wing, fr.
πτέσθαι
to fly.]
(Zool.)
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Neuroptera

NEUROPTERA

,
Noun.
[Gr., a nerve, and a wing.] The neuropters are an order of insects having four membranous, transparent, naked wings, reticulated with veins.

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