'Planipennes' definitions:
Definition of 'Planipennes'
From: GCIDE
- Planipennia \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. [1913 Webster]