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LACEWING

• LACEWING (noun)
The noun LACEWING has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: LACEWING used as a noun is very rare.

• LACEWING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

lacewing; lacewing fly

Hypernyms ("lacewing" is a kind of...):

neuropteran; neuropteron; neuropterous insect (insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lacewing"):

chrysopid; green lacewing; stink fly (pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae)

brown lacewing; hemerobiid; hemerobiid fly (small dark-colored lacewing fly)

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Useful links:
Definition of neuropteron
Definition of neuropterous insect
Definition of green lacewing
Definition of brown lacewing
Definition of hemerobiid

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