Meaning Of The Word Lacewing

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lacewing in American English
any of various families of neuropteran insects with four delicate, gauzy wings: the larvae feed on aphids and other insect pests
noun: any of several insects of the family Chrysopidae, having delicate, lacelike wings and golden or copper-colored eyes, the larvae of which are predaceous on aphids and other small insects

lacewing in British English
noun: any of various neuropterous insects, esp any of the families Chrysopidae ( green lacewings) and Hemerobiidae ( brown lacewings), having lacy wings and preying on aphids and similar pests

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