noun
green lacewings
• Syn: ↑family Chrysopidae
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Neuroptera, ↑order Neuroptera
• Member Meronyms: ↑aphid lion, ↑aphis lion, ↑green lacewing, ↑chrysopid, ↑stink fly
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\\krə̇ˈsōpəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Chrysopa, type genus (from chrys- + -opa, from Greek ōp-, ōps face) + -idae
: a family of pale green golden-eyed unpleasant-smelling lacewing flies having carnivorous larvae called aphis lions
Useful english dictionary. 2012.