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CHRYSOPIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chrysopidae mean?
• CHRYSOPIDAE (noun)
The noun CHRYSOPIDAE has 1 sense:
1. green lacewings
Familiarity information: CHRYSOPIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Green lacewings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Chrysopidae; family Chrysopidae
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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