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ant lion

ant li·on (plural ant li·ons)


noun 
Definition:
 
insect resembling damselfly: a nocturnal insect that resembles a damselfly when adult. The larvae lie buried under sand at the bottom of a cone-shaped pit and trap insects such as ants. Family Myrmeleontidae.

[Translation of Greek murmēkoleōn; from its usual prey and its fierce-looking jaws]
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