/ Dictionary / Index N neuropterous: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: neu•rop•ter•ous Pronunciation: (noo-rop'tur-us, nyoo-), [key] — adj. belonging or pertaining to the Neuroptera, an order of insects characterized by four membranous wings having netlike venation, comprising the ant lions, lacewings, dobsonflies, alderflies, fishflies, snakeflies, mantispids, and spongillaflies. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. neuropteran neuroscience Related Content Daily Word Quiz: soporific Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language