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beaded lacewing

beaded lacewing noun: any insect of the family Berothidae.

beaded lacewing: any insect of the family Berothidae
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Noun

beaded lacewing (plural beaded lacewings)

  1. Any insect of the family Berothidae.
    • Pleasing lacewings (Dilaridae) carry their hairy wings outstretched at rest and resemble small moths; beaded lacewings (Berothidae) look like caddis flies.1985, The Encyclopedia Americana, volume 1, page 645
    • Extant beaded lacewings are rare, slender, small to medium insects that have a worldwide distribution.2001, George O. Poinar, Raif Milki, Lebanese Amber: The Oldest Insect Ecosystem in Fossilized Resin, page 40
    Synonyms:
    berothid

Synonyms of beaded lacewing

Forms of beaded lacewing

pluralbeaded lacewings

Questions about beaded lacewing

What does beaded lacewing mean?
Beaded lacewing means any insect of the family Berothidae.
What part of speech is beaded lacewing?
Beaded lacewing is a noun.
What is the plural of beaded lacewing?
The plural of beaded lacewing is beaded lacewings.

Words near beaded lacewing in the dictionary

  1. beadboard
  2. beadboards
  3. beadchip
  4. beadchips
  5. beaded
  6. beaded lacewing
  7. beaded lacewings
  8. beaded lizard
  9. beaded lizards
  10. beadel
  11. beadels

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