Ameisenjungfer
dieNounGerman translations
- 01
antlion
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Insekt, dessen Larve trichterförmige Fallen im Sand baut, um Ameisen zu fangen.
- English meaning
- An insect whose larva builds cone-shaped traps in the sand to catch ants.
- Synonym
- Myrmeleon
- German example
- Die Ameisenjungfer lauert am Grund ihres Trichters auf Beute.
- English example
- The antlion lurks at the bottom of its cone, waiting for prey.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Ameisenjungfer
- Plural Form
- die Ameisenjungfern
Related words
- Ameisenlöwe
The larva of an insect from the antlion family, which builds funnel-shaped traps in the sand for ants.