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ant lion
noun
1. the larva of any of several insects
Syn: ↑doodlebug, ↑antlion
Hypernyms: ↑larva
Member Holonyms: ↑Myrmeleon, ↑genus Myrmeleon
2. winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
Syn: ↑antlion, ↑antlion fly
Hypernyms: ↑neuropteron, ↑neuropteran, ↑neuropterous insect
Member Holonyms: ↑Myrmeleon, ↑genus Myrmeleon

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ˈant lion 7 [ant lion] noun
a small insect that eats other insects, especially ↑ants, which it catches in a hole made in the sand

Useful english dictionary. 2012.