"lacewing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈleɪs.wɪŋ/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lacewing.wav [US] Forms: lacewings [plural]
Etymology: From lace + wing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lace|wing}} lace + wing Head templates: {{en-noun}} lacewing (plural lacewings)
  1. Any of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the order Neuroptera. Categories (lifeform): Neuropterans Synonyms (insect): lacewing fly Translations (Neuroptera): златоочица (zlatoočica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), síťokřídlí [plural] (Czech), recésfátyolka (Hungarian), aniłtʼánii (Navajo)
    Sense id: en-lacewing-en-noun-LO~xtkK5 Disambiguation of Neuropterans: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'insect': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'Neuroptera': 90 10
  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cethosia. Categories (lifeform): Nymphalid butterflies
    Sense id: en-lacewing-en-noun-ZpJPcxo2 Disambiguation of Nymphalid butterflies: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beaded lacewing (english: family Berothidae), brown lacewing (english: family Hemerobiidae), common green lacewing (taxonomic: Chrysoperla carnea), dusty lacewing (english: dustywing, family Coniopterygidae), giant lacewing (english: family Polystoechotidae), green lacewing (english: family Chrysopidae), moth lacewing (english: family Ithonidae), pleasing lacewing (english: family Dilaridae), silky lacewing (english: family Psychopsidae), split-footed lacewing (english: family Nymphidae), spoon-winged lacewing (english: family Nemopteridae), thorny lacewing (english: family Rachiberothidae), thread-winged lacewing (english: family Nemopteridae)

Inflected forms

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