Myrmeleonn.

Brit.

/məːˈmiːlɪən/, U.S.

/mərˈmilj(ə)n/,

/mərˈmiliən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Myrmeleon.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Myrmeleon (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 12, 1767) I. ii. 913), contracted < post-classical Latin myrmecoleon , mirmicoleon (Jerome's edition of the Vetus Latina of Job) < Hellenistic Greek μυρμηκολέων (Septuagint, Job 4:11, where the Masoretic text has Hebrew lāyiš mature or old lion) < ancient Greek μυρμηκο- myrmeco- comb. form + λέων lion n. Compare French myrméléon (1812).

Entomology.

A genus of predatory insects of the family Myrmeleontidae (order Neuroptera), the adults of which resemble dragonflies; (also myrmeleon) an insect of this genus; an ant lion.As used by Linnaeus the genus comprised all the species now placed in various different genera in the family Myrmeleontidae. The habit of constructing conical pits into which ants and other prey fall is particularly associated with the larvae of Myrmeleon formicarius.

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Myrmeleon1769

1769 G. White Let. 4 Sept. in Notes & Queries (1985) June 230/1 Pray search in y^r sands, for I should think You have certainly got the formica-leo (myrmeleon Linn:) the lion-pismire.

1770 G. White Let. 6 Nov. in Notes & Queries (1985) Sept. 321/2 Two of y^r insects with cloaking wings are myrmeleons.

1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. III. 321 The Myrmeleon Tribe.

1840 J. O. Westwood Introd. Mod. Classif. Insects II. 41 Larva of Myrmeleon.

1885 C. F. Holder Marvels Animal Life 207 We shall find in the sandy spots..the myrmeleon.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 320 The ant-lion (Myrmeleon) larva is famous for the sand-pit it digs.

1953 E. Wilkins & E. Kaiser tr. R. Musil Man without Qualities I. lxix. 344 The squat grey myrmeleon, the ant-lion, running backwards and living at the edge of the forest.

1993 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 90 6716 When Myrmeleon pulls Camponotus into the sand at the bottom of the pit, the ant is seemingly unable to grasp the ant lion and it is killed without being induced to spray.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	myrmeleon
释义	Myrmeleonn. Brit. /məːˈmiːlɪən/, U.S. /mərˈmilj(ə)n/, /mərˈmiliən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Myrmeleon. Etymology: < scientific Latin Myrmeleon (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 12, 1767) I. ii. 913), contracted < post-classical Latin myrmecoleon , mirmicoleon (Jerome's edition of the Vetus Latina of Job) < Hellenistic Greek μυρμηκολέων (Septuagint, Job 4:11, where the Masoretic text has Hebrew lāyiš mature or old lion) < ancient Greek μυρμηκο- myrmeco- comb. form + λέων lion n. Compare French myrméléon (1812). Entomology. A genus of predatory insects of the family Myrmeleontidae (order Neuroptera), the adults of which resemble dragonflies; (also myrmeleon) an insect of this genus; an ant lion.As used by Linnaeus the genus comprised all the species now placed in various different genera in the family Myrmeleontidae. The habit of constructing conical pits into which ants and other prey fall is particularly associated with the larvae of Myrmeleon formicarius. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > division Endopterygota or Metabola (winged) > [noun] > order Neuroptera > suborder Planipennia > family Myrmeleonidae or genus Myrmeleon Myrmeleon1769 1769 G. White Let. 4 Sept. in Notes & Queries (1985) June 230/1 Pray search in y^r sands, for I should think You have certainly got the formica-leo (myrmeleon Linn:) the lion-pismire. 1770 G. White Let. 6 Nov. in Notes & Queries (1985) Sept. 321/2 Two of y^r insects with cloaking wings are myrmeleons. 1803 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. III. 321 The Myrmeleon Tribe. 1840 J. O. Westwood Introd. Mod. Classif. Insects II. 41 Larva of Myrmeleon. 1885 C. F. Holder Marvels Animal Life 207 We shall find in the sandy spots..the myrmeleon. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 320 The ant-lion (Myrmeleon) larva is famous for the sand-pit it digs. 1953 E. Wilkins & E. Kaiser tr. R. Musil Man without Qualities I. lxix. 344 The squat grey myrmeleon, the ant-lion, running backwards and living at the edge of the forest. 1993 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 90 6716 When Myrmeleon pulls Camponotus into the sand at the bottom of the pit, the ant is seemingly unable to grasp the ant lion and it is killed without being induced to spray. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1769
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