ˈant-ˌlion
[a transl. of Gr. µυρµηκο-λέων, in the LXX.]
A neuropterous insect, or genus of insects (Myrmeleon), the larva of which lies in wait for and devours ants.
| 1815 Kirby & Spence Entomol. (1843) I. 304 The ant-lion was the stronger of the two and..dragged the object of contestation under the sand. 1880 H. St. John Nipon 157 One of the most ingenious insects I know of is the ant-lion. |