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CHRYSOPIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Green lacewings

Synonyms:

Chrysopidae; family Chrysopidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Chrysopidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Chrysopidae"):

aphid lion; aphis lion (carnivorous larva of lacewing flies)

chrysopid; green lacewing; stink fly (pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae)

Holonyms ("Chrysopidae" is a member of...):

Neuroptera; order Neuroptera (an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids; spongeflies)

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