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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • (Zoöl.) The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larvæ of the ladybugs (Coccinella).

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  • noun carnivorous larva of lacewing flies

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