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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Any of various insects of the family Myrmeleontidae, the adults of which resemble dragonflies.
  2. n. The large-jawed larva of the ant lion, which digs a conical crater in the sand designed to trap ants and other insects for food. Also called doodlebug.

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  1. n. Alternative form of antlion.

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  1. neuropteran
  1. neuropterous insect
  1. neuropteron
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  1. Myrmeleon
  2. lion-ant
  1. myrmeleonidæ
  2. doodle-bug
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  2. lion ant
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  2. ant lion
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  2. Neuroptera
  1. planipennia

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