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Myrmeleon

noun
Myr·​me·​le·​on | \ mərˈmēlēən\

Definition of Myrmeleon

: a genus (the type of the family Myrmeleontidae) of ant lions

History and Etymology for Myrmeleon

New Latin, modification of Greek myrmekoleōn ant lion, from myrmēk- myrmec- + leōn lion

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