HyperDic: antlion_fly

English > 1 sense of the expression antlion fly:
NOUNanimalantlion fly, ant lion, antlionwinged insect resembling a dragonfly
English > antlion fly: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningwinged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants.
Synonymsant lion, antlion
Member ofMyrmeleon, genus Myrmeleontype genus of the Myrmeleontidae
Broaderneuropteron, neuropteran, neuropterous insectinsect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
Spanishmirmelóntido, myrmeleontidae

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