Neuroptera

nū-rop′tėr-a, n.pl. an order of insects which have generally four wings marked with a network of many nerves:— sing. Neurop′teron ; also Neurop′ter , Neurop′teran .— adjs. Neurop′teral , Neurop′terous , nerve-winged. [Gr. neuron , nerve, ptera , pl. of pteron , a wing.]