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chrysopid

DEFINITIONS OF: chrysopid

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n pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae

Synonyms:
green lacewing, stink fly
Types:
golden-eyed fly, goldeneye
a variety of green lacewing
Type of:
lacewing, lacewing fly
any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids
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