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pleasing lacewing

pleasing lacewing noun: any insect of the family Dilaridae.

pleasing lacewing: any insect of the family Dilaridae
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Noun

pleasing lacewing (plural pleasing lacewings)

  1. Any insect of the family Dilaridae.
    • Adams (1970) divides pleasing lacewings into two subfamilies, based on profound differences in male claspers.1992, Diomedes Quintero, Annette Aiello, Insects of Panama and Mesoamerica: Selected Studies, page 450
    • A single, rare species of pleasing lacewing, Nallachius americanus (MacLachlan), occurs in the southern parts of the Great Lakes region.1996, Gary A. Dunn, Insects of the Great Lakes Region, page 154
    Synonyms:
    dilarid

Synonyms of pleasing lacewing

Forms of pleasing lacewing

pluralpleasing lacewings

Questions about pleasing lacewing

What does pleasing lacewing mean?
Pleasing lacewing means any insect of the family Dilaridae.
What part of speech is pleasing lacewing?
Pleasing lacewing is a noun.
What is the plural of pleasing lacewing?
The plural of pleasing lacewing is pleasing lacewings.

Words near pleasing lacewing in the dictionary

  1. pleasies
  2. pleasin'
  3. pleasing
  4. pleasing fungus beetle
  5. pleasing fungus beetles
  6. pleasing lacewing
  7. pleasing lacewings
  8. pleasing on the eye
  9. pleasing to the eye
  10. pleasingly
  11. pleasingness

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