English Explanatory Dictionary

lacewing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the order Neuroptera.
  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cethosia (order Lepidoptera).

Pronunciation

/ˈleɪs.wɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lacewing.wav

Word forms

lacewing lacewings

Etymology

From lace + wing. Possibly a calque of translingual Neuroptera.

Synonyms

lacewing fly

Derived words

beaded lacewing brown lacewing dusty lacewing giant lacewing common green lacewing green lacewing moth lacewing pleasing lacewing silky lacewing split-footed lacewing spoon-winged lacewing thorny lacewing thread-winged lacewing
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