"spoon-winged lacewing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spoon-winged lacewings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spoon-winged lacewing (plural spoon-winged lacewings)
  1. Any insect of the family Nemopteridae. Categories (lifeform): Neuropterans Synonyms (any species of Nemopteridae): nemopterid, thread-winged lacewing, thread-winged antlion, spoonwing

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