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    GENUS MYRMELEON

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlionsplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Myrmeleon; Myrmeleon

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Myrmeleon" is a kind of...):

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Myrmeleon"):

    ant lion; antlion; antlion fly (winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants)

    ant lion; antlion; doodlebug (the larva of any of several insects)

    Holonyms ("genus Myrmeleon" is a member of...):

    family Myrmeleontidae; Myrmeleontidae (antlions)

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