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Adjective: lying in wait
  1. Waiting in concealment; in ambush
    "an army lying in wait in the forest"
Noun: lying in wait
  1. The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
    - ambush, ambuscade [archaic], trap

See also: concealed

Type of: coup de main, surprise attack

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Lygodium palmatum
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lygus bug
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lymantriid
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