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chrysopid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any species of the green lacewing family Chrysopidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Examples

  • 2007, M. Campos, Chapter 28: Lacewings in Andalusian olive orchards, P. K. McEwen, T. R. New, A. E. Whittington (editors), Lacewings in the Crop Environment, page 492, However, numerous studies have been conducted on chrysopids, given that lacewing larvae are major oophagous predators of the olive moth (Montiel Bueno, 1981; Ramos et al., 1983a, b).

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: green lacewing, stink fly

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lacewing, lacewing fly

Narrower terms: goldeneye, golden-eyed fly

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