Definition of "lacewing" []

• Any of various insects of the superfamily Hemerobioidea, having four gauzy wings, threadlike antennae, and larvae that feed on insect pests such as aphids. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I chose my insect name because the lacewing is a ‘good’ insect that feeds off the ‘bad’ insects."
• "May says she supposes the larva of the lacewing is a little monster like that of the corydalus."
• "March 24th, 2010 at 5: 08 pm mary lacewing says: another poster said:"