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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ant-lion \Ant"-li`on\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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 {M. formicarius}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: antlion n 1: the larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects [syn: {doodlebug}, {ant lion}] 2: winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants [syn: {ant lion}, {antlion fly}]
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