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Meaning of spoon-winged lacewing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any insect of the family Nemopteridae.

Examples

“The Myrmeleontiformia include antlions (Myrmeleontidae), owlflies (Ascalaphidae), spoon-winged lacewings (Nemopteridae), and two additional, rather obscure families.”

“The spoon-winged lacewing, a neuropteran, has been reported as having specialist pollen- and nectarfeeding mouthparts (Krenn et al. 2008) and to be a proficient flower visitor, selecting Brassicaceae and Asteraceae, but especially Achillea.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

spoonbait spoonbender spoonbending Spoonbill spoonbowl spoonbread