Hemerobius

noun

Hem·​er·​o·​bi·​us

ˌheməˈrōbēəs

: a genus (the type of the family Hemerobiidae) of small usually dark-colored lacewings with wings mottled with smoky brown compare aphis lion

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek hēmerobios living for a day, from hēmero- + -bios (from bios mode of life)

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