ant lionn.

Brit.

/ˈant ˌlʌɪən/, U.S.

/ˈænt ˌlaɪən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: ant n.¹, lion n.

Etymology: < ant n.¹ + lion n., after Hellenistic Greek μυρμηκολέων (see Myrmeleon n.).Compare French fourmi-lion (14th cent. in Middle French), Middle High German āmeizlewe (German Ameisenlöwe).

The larva of an insect of the family Myrmeleontidae (order Neuroptera), found mainly in dry, sandy habitats and typically constructing a conical pit to prey on ants and other small insects that fall into it; (also) the adult of such an insect, resembling a damselfly or dragonfly.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > division Endopterygota or Metabola (winged) > [noun] > order Neuroptera > suborder Planipennia > family Myrmeleonidae or genus Myrmeleon > member of

ant lion1742

lion-ant1774

1742 J. Martyn & E. Chambers tr. Philos. Hist. & Mem. Royal Acad. Sci. Paris II. 162 It is called the formica-leo, q. d. ant-lion, from its living chiefly upon ants.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 327 The ant-lion seizes it with its feelers, which are hollow.

1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. xi. 354 The ant-lion was the stronger of the two, and..dragged the object of contestation under the sand.

1880 H. C. St. John Wild Coasts Nipon 157 One of the most ingenious insects I know of is the ant-lion.

1939 S. Cloete Watch for Dawn xiii. 187 Beside him there was the pit of an ant lion, a little hole half an inch deep and an inch across.

1983 Folklore 94 149 He remembered from his childhood that boys in Wakayama would go to a nearby anthill, gather ant-lions and make them fight each other for fun.

2013 New Scientist 22 June 65/4 Whereas antlions are principally nocturnal, owlflies are active in the sunshine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ant lion
释义	ant lionn. Brit. /ˈant ˌlʌɪən/, U.S. /ˈænt ˌlaɪən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: ant n.¹, lion n. Etymology: < ant n.¹ + lion n., after Hellenistic Greek μυρμηκολέων (see Myrmeleon n.).Compare French fourmi-lion (14th cent. in Middle French), Middle High German āmeizlewe (German Ameisenlöwe). The larva of an insect of the family Myrmeleontidae (order Neuroptera), found mainly in dry, sandy habitats and typically constructing a conical pit to prey on ants and other small insects that fall into it; (also) the adult of such an insect, resembling a damselfly or dragonfly. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > division Endopterygota or Metabola (winged) > [noun] > order Neuroptera > suborder Planipennia > family Myrmeleonidae or genus Myrmeleon > member of ant lion1742 lion-ant1774 1742 J. Martyn & E. Chambers tr. Philos. Hist. & Mem. Royal Acad. Sci. Paris II. 162 It is called the formica-leo, q. d. ant-lion, from its living chiefly upon ants. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 327 The ant-lion seizes it with its feelers, which are hollow. 1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. xi. 354 The ant-lion was the stronger of the two, and..dragged the object of contestation under the sand. 1880 H. C. St. John Wild Coasts Nipon 157 One of the most ingenious insects I know of is the ant-lion. 1939 S. Cloete Watch for Dawn xiii. 187 Beside him there was the pit of an ant lion, a little hole half an inch deep and an inch across. 1983 Folklore 94 149 He remembered from his childhood that boys in Wakayama would go to a nearby anthill, gather ant-lions and make them fight each other for fun. 2013 New Scientist 22 June 65/4 Whereas antlions are principally nocturnal, owlflies are active in the sunshine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1742
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