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ant lion

DEFINITIONS OF: ant lion

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n the larva of any of several insects

Synonyms:
antlion, doodlebug
Type 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

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

Synonyms:
antlion, antlion fly
Type of:
neuropteran, neuropteron, neuropterous insect
insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
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