Definition of Lacewings

1. Noun. (plural of lacewing) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lacewings

1. lacewing [n] - See also: lacewing

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lacewings

lacertiloid
lacertine
lacerts
lacertus
lacertus cordis
lacertus fibrosus
lacertus medius
lacertus musculi recti lateralis
lacertus of lateral rectus muscle
lacery
laces
lacet
lacets
lacewing
lacewing fly
lacewings (current term)
lacewood
lacewoods
lacework
laceworks
lacey
lachenalia
lachenalias
laches
lacheses
lachman's test
lachrymable
lachrymal
lachrymal duct
lachrymal gland

Literary usage of Lacewings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biological Control of Insects and Mites: An Introduction to Beneficial by Daniel L. Mahr, Nino M. Ridgway (1993)
"Order Neuroptera lacewings, antlions, and others FAMILIES Chrysopidae (green ... Two families of lacewings provide appreciable benefit to agriculture in the ..."

2. Report of the Commissioners [and Appendices A to S] by Ontario Agricultural Commission, 1880 (1881)
"lacewings and caterpillars do not belong to the class diptera but to neuroptera and lepidoptera respectively, and the lacewings deserve to rank among oar ..."

3. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society (1901)
"As the plants wilted the lice perished, and the ladybugs and lacewings had to go elsewhere in quest of food. These soon spread over the melon patch, ..."

4. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"The larvae of the lacewings are not unlike the ant-lion, although somewhat longer and narrower in proportion to the size of their bodies, and less hairy. ..."

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