fourmi-lion

See also: fourmilion

French

fourmi-lion

Alternative forms

fourmilion

Etymology

From fourmi +‎ lion. Calque of Latin formīca-leō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fuʁ.mi.ljɔ̃/
Hyphenation: four‧mi-‧lion
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Noun

fourmi-lion m (plural fourmi-lions)

antlion (any insect of the family Myrmeleontidae)

Further reading

“fourmi-lion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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