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MYRMELEONTIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Myrmeleontidae mean?
• MYRMELEONTIDAE (noun)
The noun MYRMELEONTIDAE has 1 sense:
1. antlions
Familiarity information: MYRMELEONTIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Antlions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Myrmeleontidae; Myrmeleontidae
Hypernyms ("Myrmeleontidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Myrmeleontidae"):
genus Myrmeleon; Myrmeleon (type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions)
Holonyms ("Myrmeleontidae" is a member of...):
Neuroptera; order Neuroptera (an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids; spongeflies)
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