"thorny lacewing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: thorny lacewings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} thorny lacewing (plural thorny lacewings)
  1. Any insect of the family Rachiberothidae. Categories (lifeform): Neuropterans

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