See Also: S romanum(medicine)

Neuroptera (iou) and S romanum (medicine)


Neuroptera (iou)



Neuroptera noun pl. Also neuroptera. M18.
[mod. Latin, from NEURO- + Greek pteron wing: see -A3.]
(Members of) an order of insects (including lacewings and ant-lions) having biting mouthparts and two pairs of leaf-shaped transparent wings with numerous veins, freq. held over the back like a roof when at rest.
neuropter noun (rare) = neuropteran noun: only in 19.
neuropteran noun a neuropterous insect M19.
neuropterous adjective of or pertaining to the Neuroptera E19.

S romanum (medicine)


S romanum
Archaic term for sigmoid colon.