Found 2 hits - Term: ant-lion, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ant-lion \ant"-li`on\, n. zool.
a neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a
pitfall to capture ants, etc. the common american species is
myrmeleon obsoletus, the european is myrmeleon
formicarius.
1913 webster antoeci
see also:
myrmeleon obsoletus myrmeleon formicarius
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
antlion
n 1: the larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects
syn: doodlebug, ant lion
2: winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae
doodlebugs dig conical pits where they wait to catch
e.g. ants syn: ant lion, antlion fly
see also:
doodlebug ant lion antlion fly
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