antlion
antlion · antlions
муравьиный лев
Ameisenlöwe
Any of various species of insects, many of them nocturnal, in the family MyrmeleontidaeAny of various species of insects, many of them nocturnal, in the family Myrmeleontidae. The adults superficially resemble the unrelated damselflies. The larvae bury themselves in sand below a cone-shaped pit in which they trap insects such as ants.
/ˈænt.laɪ.ən/
Значення
значень: 1Any of various species of insects, many of them nocturnal, in the family Myrmeleontidae. The adults superficially resemble the unrelated damselflies. The larvae bury themselves in sand below a cone-shaped pit in which they trap insects such as ants.
Ameisenlöwe
муравьи́ный левmuravʹínyj lev
Ще визначення
- winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
- the larva of any of several insects
Переклади
мов: 8Русский
За значеннями 1
nocturnal insects:
Deutsch
За значеннями 1
nocturnal insects:
Походження
From ant + lion. Compare translingual Myrmeleon.From ant + lion. Compare translingual Myrmeleon.
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Форми
множина: antlionsСиноніми
синонімів: 3Близькі за значенням
- winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants:ant lionantlion fly
- the larva of any of several insects:doodlebugant lion