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Definition of: neuropter
(n
·rop′tər, ny-) noun
Any of an order (Neuroptera) of insects having four similar, net-veined wings, chewing mouth parts, and active carnivorous larvae, as ant-lions, etc. [<NL <Gk. neuros sinew, nerve + pteron wing]
—neu·rop′ter·al adjective
—neu·rop′·ter·an adjective & noun
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