ANTLION FLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antlion fly mean? 

• ANTLION FLY (noun)
  The noun ANTLION FLY has 1 sense:

1. winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants

  Familiarity information: ANTLION FLY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTLION FLY (noun)

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Meaning:

Winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

ant lion; antlion; antlion fly

Hypernyms ("antlion fly" is a kind of...):

neuropteran; neuropteron; neuropterous insect (insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins)

Holonyms ("antlion fly" is a member of...):

genus Myrmeleon; Myrmeleon (type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions)