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ANT LION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
Synonyms:
ant lion; antlion; antlion fly
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ant lion" is a kind of...):
neuropteran; neuropteron; neuropterous insect (insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins)
Holonyms ("ant lion" is a member of...):
genus Myrmeleon; Myrmeleon (type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The larva of any of several insects
Synonyms:
ant lion; antlion; doodlebug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("ant lion" is a kind of...):
larva (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)
Holonyms ("ant lion" is a member of...):
genus Myrmeleon; Myrmeleon (type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions)
