ANT LION


Meaning of ANT LION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1815

: any of various neuropterous insects (as of the genus Myrmeleon ) having a long-jawed larva that digs a conical pit in which it lies in wait to catch insects (as ants) on which it feeds

[

ant lion: 1 larva, 2 adult

]

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