brown lacewing

noun

Any of the lacewings of family Hemerobiidae

Similar
hemerobiidhemerobiid fly

Meanings

nounbrown lacewing (plural brown lacewings)

plural brown lacewings

  1. Any of the lacewings of family Hemerobiidae

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall dark-colored lacewing fly

Similar
hemerobiidhemerobiid fly
Broader
lacewinglacewing fly
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

brown lacewing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20lacewing

MLA

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Chicago

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