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    CHRYSOPID

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvaeplay

    Synonyms:

    chrysopid; green lacewing; stink fly

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("chrysopid" is a kind of...):

    lacewing; lacewing fly (any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chrysopid"):

    golden-eyed fly; goldeneye (a variety of green lacewing)

    Holonyms ("chrysopid" is a member of...):

    Chrysopidae; family Chrysopidae (green lacewings)

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