snakefly vs neuropteran

snakefly and neuropteran both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
snakefly	Yes	No	No	No
neuropteran	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, neuropteran is a hypernym of snakefly; that is, neuropteran is a word with a broader meaning than snakefly:

snakefly: predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax
neuropteran: insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins

Other hypernyms of snakefly include neuropteron, neuropterous insect.

snakefly (noun)	neuropteran (noun)
predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax	insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins