Word: antlion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ant
li
on
Definition: Any of various species of insects, many of them nocturnal, in the family Myrmeleontidae. The adults superficially resemble the unrelated damselflies. The larvae bury themselves in sand below a cone-shaped pit in which they trap insects such as ants.
Morphemes:
Affix: ant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ē-
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: e-
Meaning: off, away
Affix: maitaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: maitana
Meaning: to cut
Affix: lion
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: leō
Language: la
Decoded: leo
PoS: Noun
Meaning: lion