neuropter

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + ptero`n a wing, fr. pte`sqai 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A neuropter. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron a nerve + &unr_; a kind of fern. ] (Paleon.) An extensive genus of fossil ferns, of which species have been found from the Devonian to the Triassic formation. [ 1913 Webster ]