Neuroptera
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “sinew, tendon, cord”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
Proper noun
Neuroptera
- A taxonomic order within the superorder Neuropterida – the lacewings and related insects.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Neuropterida - superorder
Hyponyms
- (order): Hemerobiiformia, Myrmeleontiformia - selected suborders
References
Neuroptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Neuroptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Neuroptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Neuroptera at BugGuide
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521
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