antlion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈænt.laɪ.ən/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈæːnt.laɪ.ən/ bad–lad split
Etymology
From ant + lion. Compare translingual Myrmeleon.
Meanings
- Any 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antlions | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ant lion | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (49)
nv aniłtʼánii biyázhí (nocturnal insects) · sh mravolovac (nocturnal insects) · is maurljón (nocturnal insects) · ru муравьи́ный лев (nocturnal insects) · ca formiga lleó (nocturnal insects) · ja 蟻地獄 (nocturnal insects) · sl volkec (nocturnal insects) · sv myrlejon (nocturnal insects) · cmn 蟻獅 /蚁狮 (nocturnal insects) · vi kiến sư tử (nocturnal insects) · pl mrówkolew (nocturnal insects) · xcl մրջիւնառիւծ (nocturnal insects) · it formicaleone (nocturnal insects) · pt mirmeleão (nocturnal insects) · vi cúc (nocturnal insects) · de Ameisenlöwe (nocturnal insects) · nv aniłtʼániitsʼóóz (nocturnal insects) · zai berendrú (nocturnal insects) · fi muurahaiskorento (nocturnal insects) · cs mravkolev (nocturnal insects) · hu hangyaleső (nocturnal insects) · ar أَسَد النَّمْلِ (nocturnal insects) · ja ウスバカゲロウ (nocturnal insects) · grc μυρμηκολέων (nocturnal insects) · fi muurahaisleijona (nocturnal insects) · es mirmelóntido (nocturnal insects) · fr fourmilion (nocturnal insects) · sh mravlji lav (nocturnal insects) · ro leul-furnicilor (nocturnal insects) · af mierleeu (nocturnal insects) · fr fourmi-lion (nocturnal insects) · et sipelgalõvi (nocturnal insects) · pt formiga-leão (nocturnal insects) · nl mierenleeuw (nocturnal insects) · yo àgbálúkú (nocturnal insects) · kk күреңке (nocturnal insects) · yo kúlúsọ (nocturnal insects) · ms undur-undur (nocturnal insects) · hy մրջնառյուծ (nocturnal insects) · ug چۈمۈلىخور ھەرە (nocturnal insects) · be мура́шыны леў (nocturnal insects) · ml കുഴിയാന (nocturnal insects) · lv skudrlauva (nocturnal insects) · is sandverpur (nocturnal insects) · es hormiga león (nocturnal insects) · ar لَيْث عِفِرِّين (nocturnal insects) · tr karınca aslanı (nocturnal insects) · he אֲרִינָמָל (nocturnal insects) · la formīca-leō (nocturnal insects)