(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:02:44

Pla`ni*pen"ni*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. planus plane + penna wing.] Zool.

A suborder of Neuroptera, including those that have broad, flat wings, as the ant-lion, lacewing, etc. Called also Planipennes.

 

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