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Noun: antlion  'ant,lI-un
  1. The larva of any of several insects
    - doodlebug [N. Amer], ant lion
     
  2. Winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
    - ant lion, antlion fly

Derived forms: antlions, ant lions

Type of: larva, neuropteran, neuropteron, neuropterous insect

Part of: genus Myrmeleon, Myrmeleon

Encyclopedia: Antlion

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antivivisection
antivivisectionist
anti-war
anti-war movement
anti-white
antler
antler moth
antlered
antler-like
Antlia
antlion
antlion fly
Antofagasta
Antoine Domino
Antoine Henri Becquerel
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
Antoine Lavoisier
Anton Bruckner
Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekov