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hemerobiid

hemerobiid noun: any insect of the brown lacewing family (Hemerobiidae).

hemerobiid: any insect of the brown lacewing family (Hemerobiidae)
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Noun

hemerobiid (plural hemerobiids)

  1. Any insect of the brown lacewing family (Hemerobiidae).
    • Recent hemerobiids (brown lacewings) are terrestrial insects and both adults and larvae prey on small soft-bodied arthropods.1977, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History): Geology series, volume 33, page 259
    • Hemerobiids often are active at relatively low temperatures; thus they can be useful as biological control agents in temperate regions early in the season when other natural enemies remain inactive.2009, Catherine A. Tauber, Maurice J. Tauber, Gilberto S. Albuquerque, “Neuroptera (Lacewings, Antlions)”, in Vincent H. Resh, Ring T. Cardé, editors, Encyclopedia of Insects, page 705

Forms of hemerobiid

pluralhemerobiids

Questions about hemerobiid

What does hemerobiid mean?
Hemerobiid means any insect of the brown lacewing family (Hemerobiidae).
What part of speech is hemerobiid?
Hemerobiid is a noun.
What is the plural of hemerobiid?
The plural of hemerobiid is hemerobiids.

Words near hemerobiid in the dictionary

  1. Hemerobaptism
  2. Hemerobaptist
  3. Hemerobaptists
  4. hemerobian
  5. hemerobians
  6. hemerobiid
  7. hemerobiids
  8. hemerocallis
  9. hemerocallises
  10. hemerochore
  11. hemerochores

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