ALL meanings of lacewing
lace·wing
L l - noun lacewing any of several insects of the family Chrysopidae, having delicate, lacelike wings and golden or copper-colored eyes, the larvae of which are predaceous on aphids and other small insects. 1
- noun lacewing A slender, delicate insect with large clear membranous wings . Both the adults and larvae are typically predators of aphids. 1
- noun lacewing Any of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the order Neuroptera. 0
- noun lacewing any of various neuropterous insects, esp any of the families Chrysopidae (green lacewings) and Hemerobiidae (brown lacewings), having lacy wings and preying on aphids and similar pests 0
- noun lacewing any of various families of neuropteran insects with four delicate, gauzy wings: the larvae feed on aphids and other insect pests 0