antlion
English
noun
Definitions
- Any of various nocturnal insects from the family Myrmeleontidae whose adults resemble damselflies and whose larvae bury themselves under a cone-shaped pit in sand to trap insects such as ants.
Etymology
Compound from English ant (adjective ending) + English lion.
Origin
English
lion
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Lionheart English
- ant English
- ant thrush English
- ant-bed English
- ant-hill English
- antbird English
- antdom English
- anteater English
- anteating English
- antheap English
- anthill English
- anthood English
- anting English
- antish English
- antkind English
- antless English
- antlet English
- antlike English
- antling English
- antly English
- antpecker English
- antpipit English
- antpitta English
- antproof English
- antshrike English
- antvireo English
- anty English
- bullet ant English
- demilion English
- honey-pot ant English
- lion English
- lionburger English
- lionesque English
- lioness English
- lionet English
- lionfish English
- lionhead English
- lionhead cichlid English
- lionhead rabbit English
- lionheart English
- lionhearted English
- lionhood English
- lionise English
- lionish English
- lionism English
- lionitis English
- lionize English
- lionkeeper English
- lionlike English
- lionly English
- lionship English
- lionskin English
- merlion English
- pissant English
- sea lion English
- skull-collecting ant English
- trap-jaw ant English
- werelion English
- wormlion English
- lion French
- ライオン Japanese
- ampte Middle English
- lyoun Middle English
- leono Esperanto
- ļaiōn Marshallese
- ļaiōōn Marshallese
- liona Hawaiian
- raiona Maori
- ant
- lion
- anty
- antly
- antish
- lionet
- anting
- antlet
- lionly
- antdom
- antheap
- antkind
- antling
- merlion
- lionish
- lionism
- lionize
- antless
- lioness
- lionise
- anthill
- antlike
- antbird
- pissant
- anthood
- ant-bed
- anteater
- werelion
- lionfish
- lionhead
- wormlion
- antvireo
- lionlike
- demilion
- sea lion
- antpitta
- antproof
- antpipit
- lionship
- lionhood
- ant-hill
- lionitis
- lionskin
- lionesque
- Lionheart
- antpecker
- lionheart
- antshrike
- anteating
- lionkeeper
- bullet ant
- lionburger
- ant thrush
- lionhearted
- trap-jaw ant
- honey-pot ant
- lionhead rabbit
- lionhead cichlid
- skull-collecting ant