GENUS MYRMELEON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Myrmeleon mean? 

• GENUS MYRMELEON (noun)
  The noun GENUS MYRMELEON has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions

  Familiarity information: GENUS MYRMELEON used as a noun is very rare.

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• GENUS MYRMELEON (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Myrmeleon; Myrmeleon

Hypernyms ("genus Myrmeleon" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus Myrmeleon" is a member of...):

family Myrmeleontidae; Myrmeleontidae (antlions)