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ant lion
ant·li·on or ant lion A5370500 (ănt′lī′ən)n. Any of various insects of the family Myrmeleontidae, having large-jawed larvae that dig a conical crater in the sand to trap ants and other insects for food.ant′ li`on or ant′li`on,
n. any of several nocturnal insects of the family Myrmeleontidae, resembling a damselfly, which as a larva (doodlebug) preys upon ants and other insects at the bottom of a conical sand trap with only its mandibles exposed. [1805–15] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  ant lion - the larva of any of several insectsantlion, doodlebuggenus Myrmeleon, Myrmeleon - type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlionslarva - the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose | | 2. |  ant lion - winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. antsantlion fly, antlionneuropteran, neuropteron, neuropterous insect - insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veinsgenus Myrmeleon, Myrmeleon - type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions |
ant lion
ant lion[′ant ‚lī·ən] (invertebrate zoology) The common name for insects of the family Myrmeleontidae in the order Neuroptera; larvae are commonly called doodlebugs. ant lion
Synonyms for ant lionnoun the larva of any of several insectsSynonymsRelated Words- genus Myrmeleon
- Myrmeleon
- larva
noun winged insect resembling a dragonflySynonymsRelated Words- neuropteran
- neuropteron
- neuropterous insect
- genus Myrmeleon
- Myrmeleon
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