antlion

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Noun

antlion (plural antlions)

1. Any of various nocturnal insects from the family Myrmeleontidae whose adults resemble damselflies and whose larvae bury themselves under a cone-shaped pit in sand to trap insects such as ants.

Translations

• French: fourmi-lion
• German: Ameisenlöwe
• Italian: formicaleone
• Portuguese: formiga-leão
• Russian: муравьи́ный лев
• Spanish: mirmelóntido, hormiga león

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