Definition of neuropteran Neuropteran

neu•rop•ter•an

We found 4 definitions of neuropteran from 4 different sources.

What does neuropteran mean?

Noun
neuropteran - insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
		neuropteron, neuropterous insect
		insect small air-breathing arthropod
		neuroptera, order neuroptera an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids; spongeflies
		antlion fly, ant lion, antlion winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
		lacewing, lacewing fly any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
		corydalus cornutus, dobson fly, dobsonfly, dobson large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
		fish-fly, fish fly similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait
		alder fly, alderfly, sialis lutaria dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae
		snakefly predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax
		mantispid insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps