Neuropteroidea

plural noun

Neu·​rop·​ter·​oi·​dea

: a superorder of insects including the orders Neuroptera, Mecoptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Siphonaptera

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Neuroptera, order of insects + -oidea

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