The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Neuropteran \Neu*rop"ter*an\ (n[-u]*r[o^]p"t[~e]r*an), n.
   (Zool.)
   A neuropter.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

neuropteran
    n 1: insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous
         wings with netlike veins [syn: neuropteron,
         neuropteran, neuropterous insect]