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myrmeleon|mɜːˈmiːlɪən|
[mod.L. (Linnæus), contracted f. myrmēcoleōn, in med.L. mirmicoleon (a. Gr. µυρµηκολέων, f. µύρµηξ ant + λέων lion).]
A genus of Myrmeleon(t)idæ; a member of this genus, an ant-lion.
1802Bingley Anim. Biog. (1813) III. 241 The Common Myrmeleon, or Ant-lion. 1840J. O. Westwood Introd. Mod. Classif. Insects II. 41 Larva of Myrmeleon. 1885C. F. Holder Marvels Anim. Life 207 We shall find in the sandy spots..the myrmeleon. |