1. winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants; [syn: ant lion, antlion, antlion fly]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
antlion fly
n 1: winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae
(doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g.
ants [syn: ant lion, antlion, antlion fly]