aphis lion

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   carnivorous larva of lacewing flies

   Synonymsaphid lion

   Broaderlarva

   Part ofChrysopidaeHemerobiidae

Questions about aphis lion

What does aphis lion mean?

aphis lion means "carnivorous larva of lacewing flies".

What is another word for aphis lion?

Close synonyms include aphid lion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aphis lion a common word?

aphis lion is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.