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Definition of Myrmeleon
1. Noun. Type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Myrmeleontidae, Myrmeleontidae
Member holonyms: Ant Lion, Antlion, Antlion Fly, Ant Lion, Antlion, Doodlebug
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myrmeleon
Literary usage of Myrmeleon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals by John George Wood (1866)
"... with each other by arched galleries, the walls of all which were as smooth as
if they had been passed over by a plasterer's trowel. Myrmeleon. ..."
2. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1864)
"An edition of his miscellaneous publications (Blandede Skrifter), begun in 1862,
was completed in 6 vols. in 1856. MYRIAPODS. See CENTIPEDE. Myrmeleon (Linn ..."
3. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1913)
"Myrmeleon obscurus Rbr. Is a true Myrmeleon, as identified by Van der Weele ; it has
... Is a true Myrmeleon and close to M. obscurus, perhaps the same. ..."
4. Strange Dwellings: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals by John George Wood (1872)
"... have served the purpose for which they were intended, they are broken off by
the insect by means of a transverse seam near the base. There Myrmeleon. ..."
5. The Entertaining Naturalist: Being Popular Descriptions, Tales, and by Loudon (Jane) (1850)
"... so as to resemble net-work. The mouth has mandibles and maxillae. The abdomen
of the female has neither ovipositor nor sting. THE ANT-LION. (Myrmeleon ..."
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