Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

green lacewing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: green lacewing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any insect of the family Chrysopidae, a chrysopid.

Example Sentences

"Green lacewings eat red spiders, aphids, mealy bugs, thrips, scale, and more."
"Several species of green lacewings are native to this region, all general predators that feed on a wide variety of insect pests."
"2007, M. Canard, Natural Food and Feeding Habits of Lacewings, P. K. McEwen, T. R. New, A. E. Whittington (editors), Lacewings in the Crop Environment, page 120, Most adult green lacewings have a glycophagous diet."

Inflected Forms

green lacewings (plural)

Phrases

common green lacewing pearly green lacewing brown lacewing

Frequently Paired Words

brown lacewing

Synonyms

chrysopid lacewing stink fly

Questions

What does green lacewing mean?: Any insect of the family Chrysopidae, a chrysopid.

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