"green lacewing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: green lacewings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} green lacewing (plural green lacewings)
  1. Any insect of the family Chrysopidae, a chrysopid. Categories (lifeform): Neuropterans Synonyms (insect of family Chysopidae): chrysopid, lacewing [broadly] Hyponyms: aphid lion, aphidlion, aphid wolf (english: larva of green lacewing) Derived forms: common green lacewing Related terms: brown lacewing (taxonomic: Hemerobiidae spp.)
    Sense id: en-green_lacewing-en-noun-4Lsme3yk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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