Translingual

Proper noun

Dilaridae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Neuroptera – the pleasing lacewings.

Usage notes

Recent studies argue the family is a basal member of the superfamily Mantispoidea, also in suborder Hemerobiiformia.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Neuropterida - superorder; Neuroptera - order; Hemerobiiformia - suborder; Hemerobioidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Dilarinae, Nallachiinae (subfamilies)