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Noun: green lacewing
  1. Pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae
    "Despite its odour, the green lacewing is beneficial in gardens";
    - chrysopid, stink fly

Derived forms: green lacewings

Type of: lacewing, lacewing fly

Part of: Chrysopidae, family Chrysopidae

Encyclopedia: Green lacewing