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APHIS LION

• APHIS LION (noun)
The noun APHIS LION has 1 sense:

1. carnivorous larva of lacewing flies

Familiarity information: APHIS LION used as a noun is very rare.

• APHIS LION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Carnivorous larva of lacewing flies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

aphid lion; aphis lion

Hypernyms ("aphis lion" is a kind of...):

larva (the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose)

Holonyms ("aphis lion" is a member of...):

Chrysopidae; family Chrysopidae (green lacewings)

family Hemerobiidae; Hemerobiidae (brown lacewings)

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(English proverb)
"Words coming from far away are always half true, half false."
(Bhutanese proverb)
"The pebble comes from the mountain."
(Arabic proverb)
"Don't judge the dog by its fur."
(Danish proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of Chrysopidae
Meaning of family Chrysopidae
Meaning of Hemerobiidae
Meaning of family Hemerobiidae
Meaning of larva

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