Wormlion
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The larva of a vermileonid.
"The worm-lion dislike a damp environment; you will never, therefore, find its pit in wet soil. For preference it chooses the loose, dusty soil beneath an overhanging rock, or on the lee side of a dense bush or hedge, where it is protected from the rain."
Example
More examples"The worm-lion dislike a damp environment; you will never, therefore, find its pit in wet soil. For preference it chooses the loose, dusty soil beneath an overhanging rock, or on the lee side of a dense bush or hedge, where it is protected from the rain."
Etymology
From worm + lion, by analogy with antlion.
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