antlion

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antlion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ant-lion \Ant"-li`on\, n. (Zool.)
     A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a
     pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is
     Myrmeleon obsoletus, the European is Myrmeleon formicarius
     .
     [1913 Webster] Antoeci

antlion - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  antlion
      n 1: the larva of any of several insects [syn: doodlebug, ant lion
           , antlion]
      2: winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs)
         dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants [syn:
         ant lion, antlion, antlion fly]