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ant lion

ant lion is the alternative form of antlion.

Meaning of antlion

Noun

antlion (plural antlions)

  1. 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.

Forms of ant lion

pluralant lions

Questions about ant lion

What is ant lion the alternative form of?
Ant lion is the alternative form of antlion.

Words near ant lion in the dictionary

  1. ant eggs
  2. ant farm
  3. ant farms
  4. ant hill
  5. ant hills
  6. ant lion
  7. ant lions
  8. ant mill
  9. ant mills
  10. ant mimicry
  11. ant mound

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