Definition of Chrysopidae
:a family of pale green golden-eyed unpleasant-smelling lacewing flies having carnivorous larvae called aphis lions
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Chrysopidae
plural noun
Chry·so·pi·dae
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krə̇ˈsōpəˌdē
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Origin and Etymology of chrysopidae
New Latin, from Chrysopa, type genus (from chrys- + -opa, from Greek ōp-, ōps face) + -idae
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