-neura

noun combining form

-neu·​ra

ˈn(y)u̇rə,

-ürə

plural -neura

: one or ones having (such) nerves or veins

—in taxonomic names

Dasyneura

Streptoneura

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek neuron nerve

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