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单词 ant lion
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Definition of ant lion in English:

ant lion

noun
  • An insect that resembles a dragonfly, with predatory larvae that construct conical pits into which insect prey, especially ants, fall.

    蚁蛉

    Family Myrmeleontidae, order Neuroptera

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, when excluding one outlier, the ant lion, the correlations are again significant.
    • I was up to my waist, and as each wave receded I was being pushed forward, and the sand was being dragged from beneath me, in much the same way as an ant lion catches its prey.
    • This was also found in at least one other insect species, the ant lion.
    • What's more, does anything except the odd ant lion and rare aardvark eat ants?
    • Catching dragonflies, collecting wasps' larvae, playing with ant lions and locusts, and learning to make cages from straw are all traditional summer activities.

Definition of ant lion in US English:

ant lion

nounænt ˈlaɪən
  • An insect that resembles a dragonfly, with predatory larvae that construct conical pits into which insect prey, especially ants, fall.

    蚁蛉

    Family Myrmeleontidae, order Neuroptera

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This was also found in at least one other insect species, the ant lion.
    • I was up to my waist, and as each wave receded I was being pushed forward, and the sand was being dragged from beneath me, in much the same way as an ant lion catches its prey.
    • However, when excluding one outlier, the ant lion, the correlations are again significant.
    • Catching dragonflies, collecting wasps' larvae, playing with ant lions and locusts, and learning to make cages from straw are all traditional summer activities.
    • What's more, does anything except the odd ant lion and rare aardvark eat ants?
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