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MYRMELEON
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions
Synonyms:
genus Myrmeleon; Myrmeleon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Myrmeleon" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Myrmeleon"):
ant lion; antlion; antlion fly (winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants)
ant lion; antlion; doodlebug (the larva of any of several insects)
Holonyms ("Myrmeleon" is a member of...):
family Myrmeleontidae; Myrmeleontidae (antlions)
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