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ANT LION

\ˈant lˈa͡ɪ͡ən], \ˈant lˈa‍ɪ‍ən], \ˈa_n_t l_ˈaɪə_n]\

Definitions of ANT LION

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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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.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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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.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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