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| lace·wing [ láyss wìng ] (plural lace·wings) |
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insect with transparent wings: an insect with transparent wings and long antennae whose larvae feed on aphids and other insect pests. There are several species of lacewing, including the green lacewing and the brown lacewing. Superfamily Hemerobioidea.
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| [< the fine network of veins in its wings, likened to lace] |
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