antlion

n. 蚁狮

词形变化

antlions 复数 antlions

别名

ant lion

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    蚁狮

词汇关系

词源

From ant + lion. Compare translingual Myrmeleon.

来源:wiktionary