antlion
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antlion
- /ˈænt.laɪ.ən/
- /ˈæːnt.laɪ.ən/
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From ant + lion. Compare translingual Myrmeleon.
noun antlions · ant lion
- Any of various species of insects, many of them nocturnal, in the family Myrmeleontidae. The adults superficially resemble the unrelated damselflies. The larvae bury themselves in sand below a cone-shaped pit in which they trap insects such as ants.
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noun nocturnal insects
| Español | mirmelóntido, hormiga león |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ウスバカゲロウ usubakagerō, 蟻地獄 arijigoku |
| 中文 | 蟻獅 /蚁狮 yǐshī |
| Português | mirmeleão, formiga-leão |
| Français | fourmi-lion, fourmilion |
| Deutsch | Ameisenlöwe |
| Italiano | formicaleone |
| Română | leul-furnicilor |
| Русский | муравьи́ный лев muravʹínyj lev |
| Tiếng Việt | cúc, kiến sư tử |
| العربية | لَيْث عِفِرِّين layṯ ʕifirrīn, أَسَد النَّمْلِ ʔasad an-namli |
| עברית | אֲרִינָמָל arinamál |
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@misc{antlion_2026,
title = {antlion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antlion},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
