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Lacewing

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Noun

1. lacewing, lacewing fly

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lacewing

see synonyms of lacewing
noun
any of various neuropterous insects, esp any of the families Chrysopidae (green lacewings) and Hemerobiidae (brown lacewings), having lacy wings and preying on aphids and similar pests

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Lacewing

see synonyms of lacewing
noun
any of various families of neuropteran insects with four delicate, gauzy wings: the larvae feed on aphids and other insect pests

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lacewing

see synonyms of lacewing
n.
Any of various neuropteran insects of several families, especially Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae, having predaceous larvae and, in the adult, two pairs of delicate, many-veined wings and long antennae.

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