1. an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids; spongeflies; [syn: Neuroptera, order Neuroptera]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
order Neuroptera
n 1: an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions;
dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids;
spongeflies [syn: Neuroptera, order Neuroptera]