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Meaning of "neuropterous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NEUROPTEROUS

From New Latin Neuroptera.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NEUROPTEROUS

neuropterous  [njʊˈrɒptərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEUROPTEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Neuropterous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NEUROPTEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of neuropterous in the English dictionary

The definition of neuropterous in the dictionary is of, relating to, or belonging to the Neuroptera, an order of insects having two pairs of large much-veined wings and biting mouthparts: includes the lacewings and antlions.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEUROPTEROUS


aphanipterous
ˌæfəˈnɪptərəs
apterous
ˈæptərəs
brachypterous
bræˈkɪptərəs
chiropterous
kaɪˈrɒptərəs
coleopterous
ˌkɒlɪˈɒptərəs
dipterous
ˈdɪptərəs
hemipterous
hɪˈmɪptərəs
heteropterous
ˌhɛtəˈrɒptərəs
homopterous
həʊˈmɒptərəs
hymenopterous
ˌhaɪmɪˈnɒptərəs
lepidopterous
ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərəs
macropterous
məˈkrɒptərəs
micropterous
maɪˈkrɒptərəs
orthopterous
ɔːˈθɒptərəs
plecopterous
pləˈkɒptərəs
strepsipterous
strɛpˈsɪptərəs
tetrapterous
tɛˈtræptərəs
thysanopterous
ˌθɪsəˈnɒptərəs
trichopterous
trɪˈkɒptərəs
tripterous
ˈtrɪptərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEUROPTEROUS

neuropathologist
neuropathology
neuropathy
neuropeptide
neurophysiological
neurophysiologically
neurophysiologist
neurophysiology
neuropil
neuroplasm
neuropsychiatric
neuropsychiatrist
neuropsychiatry
neuropsychologist
neuropsychology
neuroptera
neuropteran
neuropterist
neuropteron
neuroradiology

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEUROPTEROUS

boisterous
cadaverous
cancerous
coniferous
cruciferous
dangerous
generous
humorous
murderous
noncancerous
numerous
odoriferous
onerous
preposterous
prosperous
seminiferous
serous
slanderous
splendiferous
thunderous
treacherous

Synonyms and antonyms of neuropterous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «neuropterous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEUROPTEROUS

Find out the translation of neuropterous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of neuropterous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «neuropterous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

neuropterous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

neuropterous
570 millions of speakers

English

neuropterous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

neuropterous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

neuropterous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

neuropterous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

neuropterous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

neuropterous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

neuropterous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Neuropterous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

neuropterous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

neuropterous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

neuropterous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neuropterous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

neuropterous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

neuropterous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

न्युरोपिटास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

neuropterous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

neuropterous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

neuropterous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

neuropterous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neuropterous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

neuropterous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neuropterous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

neuropterous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

neuropterous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of neuropterous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEUROPTEROUS»

The term «neuropterous» is used very little and occupies the 192.459 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEUROPTEROUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «neuropterous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «neuropterous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about neuropterous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEUROPTEROUS»

Discover the use of neuropterous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to neuropterous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Catalogue of the specimens of Neuropterous Insects in the ...
British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology, Hermann August Hagen. -- ran; -r70107015» 'T v ' . ' \ 'CATALOGUE' THE .SPEGIMENS OF ' NEUROPTEROUS INSECTS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. BY DR.
British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology, Hermann August Hagen, 1858
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Treatise on Injurious and Benefecial Insects to Crops
In the Coal-beds of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Dr. Dawson, Mr. Barnes, and Professor O. C. Marsh have discovered several interesting Neuropterous and Orthopterous insects ; among them a '^v^^l^S|^p^. \ Cockroach, Archimulacris ...
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An introduction to the modern classification of insects: ...
The Neuropterous genus (Perla, for instance), and the Or- thopterous Phasmidae , are not far apart in a natural system, there being a very great resemblance in the structure of the mouth, and the nature _ of their metamorphoses. MantispaJ ...
John Obadiah Westwood, 1839
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The gabbros and associated hornblende rocks occurring in the ...
He considered it a neuropterous insect allied especially to Corydalis and Mantispa. This and others closely allied to it have been variously interpreted by subsequent writers as neuropterous or orthopterous, and indeed, up to the ...
George Huntington Williams, 1886
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Proceedings of the Geological Society of London
A notice, by Dr. Buckland, was afterwards read " On the discovery of a fossil wing of a Neuropterous Insect in the ... The wings of Libellula are not unfrequent at Solenhofen ; and a neuropterous wing, resembling that of a Corydalis, has been  ...
‎1838
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, Dictionary of Arts, ...
l The neuropterous species, however, may be readily distinguished from the orthopterous and iemipterous kinds by the greater difference of consistence in the two latter between the upper and under wings. The Hymenoptera, again, have ...
‎1842
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Proceedings
A notice, by Dr. Buckland, was afterwards read " On the discovery of a fossil wing of a Neuropterous Insect in the ... The wings of Libellula are not unfrequent at Solenhofen ; and a neuropterous wing, resembling that of a Corydalis, has been  ...
‎1838
8
London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of ...
A notice, by Dr. Buckland, was afterwards read “ On the discovlery of a fossil wing of a Neuropterous Insect in the Stonesfield s ate.” 'l'he elytra of several species of coleopterous insects have been, for some time, known to occur in the ...
‎1838
9
Philosophical Magazine
The wings of Libellults are not unfrequent at Solenhofen ; and a neuropterous wing, resembling that of a Corydalis, has been discovered by Mr. Mantell in an ironstone nodule from Coalbrook Dale. To the notice was appended a description of ...
‎1838
10
The London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal ...
A notice, by Dr. Buckland, was afterwards read “ On the disco~ vlery of a fossil wing of a Neuropterous Insect in the Stonesfield s ate." The elytra of several species of coleopterous insects have been, for some time, known to occur in the ...
David Brewster, Richard Phillips, Richard Taylor, 1838

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEUROPTEROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term neuropterous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Silent and Deadly: Fatal Farts Immobilize Prey
A neuropterous larva uses an allomone to attack termites. Nature 289, 506 – 507 1981); doi:10.1038/289506a0. Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start ... «Wired, Jun 15»
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Rude-ass larva kill their prey with farts
A fascinating new piece from Wired unearths a 1981 study on a particularly rude type of insect: the Lomamyia latipennis, a neuropterous larva. «Fusion, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
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