Ant-lion

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ant-lion \Ant"-li`on\, n. (Zool.)
     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 {Myrmeleon
     formicarius}.
     [1913 Webster] Antoeci



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  antlion
       n 1: the larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects
            [syn: {doodlebug}, {ant lion}]
       2: winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae
          (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch
          e.g. ants [syn: {ant lion}, {antlion fly}]