ant lion fly

Variant of ant lion

ant lion definition

ant lion

noun

any of a family (Myrmeleontidae) of neuropteran insects, some of which have large-jawed larvae (doodlebugs) that lie hidden in cone-shaped pits where they feed on ants and other insects that fall in
also written antlion ant′·li′on

noun

Etymology: transl. of Gr myrmēkoleōn in LXX, Job 4:11

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