neuropteran

noun

neu·​rop·​ter·​an nu̇-ˈräp-tə-rən 

nyu̇-

: any of an order (Neuroptera) of usually net-winged insects that include the lacewings and ant lions

neuropteran adjective

neuropterous

nu̇-ˈräp-tə-rəs 

nyu̇-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Neuroptera, order name (from Greek neûron "sinew, tendon, nerve" + -o- -o- + -ptera, neuter plural of -pteros "having wings [of the given kind]," adjective derivative of pterón "feather, wing") + -an entry 1 — more at nerve entry 1, feather entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1842, in the meaning defined above