'Planipennia' definitions:

Definition of 'Planipennia'

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]