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GREEN LACEWING
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae
Synonyms:
chrysopid; green lacewing; stink fly
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("green lacewing" is a kind of...):
lacewing; lacewing fly (any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "green lacewing"):
golden-eyed fly; goldeneye (a variety of green lacewing)
Holonyms ("green lacewing" is a member of...):
Chrysopidae; family Chrysopidae (green lacewings)
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