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MYRMELEON

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions

Synonyms:

genus Myrmeleon; Myrmeleon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "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 ("Myrmeleon" is a member of...):

family Myrmeleontidae; Myrmeleontidae (antlions)

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