antlion

antlion is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is Myrmeleon obsoletus, the European is M. formicarius. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 10 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is Myrmeleon obsoletus, the European is M. formicarius.
2. noun. winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
3. noun. the larva of any of several insects

   Synonyms: doodlebug

Synonyms

doodlebug

Common word forms

antlions

Words from these letters

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