| "Antlion" in the World's Languages | ||||
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| Language |  |
Name | Romanization | English Translation |
| Afrikaans | mierleeu colloquial name: | — | "antlion"
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| Albanian | luani thnegslave | — | "antlion" | |
| Arabic | أسد النمل | asad al-naml* | "antlion" | |
| Ashaninka (indigenous language of Peru) | — | shienti | ? | |
| Bulgarian | мравколъв | mravkol'v | "antlion" | |
| Catalan | formigues lleó | — | "antlion" | |
| Chinese | 蟻獅 (traditional) 蚁狮 (simplified) |
ngai-si (Cantonese) yǐ shī (Mandarin) | "antlion" | |
| 倒退牛 | dou-teoi-ngao (Cantonese) dǎotuìniú (Mandarin) |
"backward-moving bull" Note: Ngao/niú means "cow" or "cattle." Because the word is used for insects whose jaws resemble a bull's horns, perhaps the preferred translation is "bull." | ||
| 蟻牛 (traditional) 蚁牛 (simplified) |
ngai-ngao (Cantonese) yǐniú (Mandarin) |
"ant-bull" | ||
| 地古牛 | dei-gu-ngao (Cantonese) dìgǔniú (Mandarin) |
"ancient soil bull" | ||
| Czech/Slovak | mravkolev mravkolvov | — | "antlion" | |
| Danish (Dansk) | myreløve | — | "antlion" | |
| Dutch (Nederlands) | larva: adult: |
— | larva: "antlion" adult: "antlion-damselfly" | |
| English, American | | antlion (or ant lion)
colloquial names: | — | — |
| English, Australian | |
antlion (or ant lion)
colloquial names: |
— | — |
| English, British | | antlion (or ant lion)
colloquial names: | — | —
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| English, Caribbean | | antlion (or ant lion)
colloquial names: | — | —
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| Estonian | larva: adult: | — | larva: "antlion" adult: "ant-damselfly" | |
| Finnish (Suomi) | |
larva: adult: adult, plural: | — | larva: "antlion" adult: "ant-damselfly" |
| French (Français) | |
fourmilion (or fourmis-lion) | — | "antlion" |
| French patois (spoken in the Caribbean) | colloquial names: tortee or torty (St. Vincent, Grenada) | — |
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| Galician (galego) | formiga león | — | "antlion" | |
| German (Deutsch) | |
larva: adult: |
— | larva: "antlion" adult: "ant-maiden" or "ant-damselfly" |
| Greek (Elliniká) | μυρμηκολέων μυρμηλήων |
myrmêkoleôn myrmêléôn | "antlion" | |
| Greek (Elliniká), Cypriot dialect | μυλωνάς | mylonás | "miller" | |
| Hebrew | ארינמל | arinamal | "antlion" | |
| Hungarian (Magyar) | hangyalesõ | — | "ant-ambusher" or "ant watcher" | |
| Indonesian | INDONESIAN SCRIPT NOT AVAILABLE | undur-undur | "going backwards" | |
| Italian (Italiano) | formicaleone | — | "antlion" | |
| Japanese | larva's pit trap: adult: |
larva's pit trap (and larva?): adult: |
larva's pit trap: "ant hell" adult: "thin-winged mayfly" | |
| Javanese, "Central" dialect | JAVANESE SCRIPT NOT AVAILABLE | undur-undur | "going backwards" | |
| Kapampangan (spoken in the Philippines) | KAPAMPANGAN SCRIPT NOT AVAILABLE | kobung-kobung | ? | |
| Kapampangan, Candaba dialect | CANDABA SCRIPT NOT AVAILABLE | balang-kari | ? | |
| Korean | larva:  pit trap: 개미지옥 adult: 명주잠자리 |
larva: pit trap: adult: |
larva: "ant demon" pit trap: "ant hell" adult: "silken dragonfly" | |
| Latin (Latine) | formicaleo | — | "antlion" | |
| Latvian | skudrulauva | — | "antlion" | |
| Lithuanian | skruzdžių liūtas* | — | "antlion" | |
| Maasai (spoken in Tanzania) | — | fuku fuku* | ? | |
| Malay | MALAY SCRIPT NOT AVAILABLE | undur-undur | "backwards-walker" | |
| MALAY SCRIPT NOT AVAILABLE | cecurut colloquial name: "Cik Ru" |
? "Miss Ru" |
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| Malayalam (spoken in India) | MALAYALAM SCRIPT NOT AVAILABLE |
kuzhi-aana | "pit elephant" | |
| Navajo | — | 'anlt'áni· | "ripener" | |
| táni·l'ái | "which is spread out on water" | |||
| Ngaanyatjarra (Australian aboriginal language) | — | mamutjitjitjarra | ? | |
| Norwegian (Norsk) | maurløve | — | "antlion" | |
| Polish (po polsku) | mrówkolew | — | "antlion" | |
| Portuguese (português) | formiga-leão | — | "antlion" | |
| Punjabi (spoken in Pakistan) | PUNJABI SCRIPT NOT AVAILABLE | kumhar | "potter" | |
| Romanian | leii furnicilor | — | "antlion" | |
| Russian | муравьиный лев | murav'iniy lev | "antlion" | |
| Serbo-Croatian | mravlji lav | — | "antlion" | |
| Sinhalese (Sinhala) (spoken in Sri Lanka) | SINHALESE SCRIPT NOT AVAILABLE | bingundha | "tunnel digger" | |
| Slovak (slovenčina) | mravcolev | — | "antlion" | |
| Slovene (slovenščina) | volkec | — | "little wolf" | |
| Spanish (español) |
león de hormigas hormiga león colloquial names: torito (Mexico and southwestern USA) | — |
león de hormigas: "antlion" hormiga león: "antlion" chanchito: "little pig" torito: "little bull" | |
| Swedish (Svenska) | | myrlejon | — | "antlion" |
| Tsalagi (Cherokee) | yahoola or yahuli | ? | ||
| Tsonga (XiTsonga) (spoken in southern Africa) | aMbututu (singular); tiMbututu (plural) |
"hider and digger" | ||
| Turkish | karınca arslanı | — | "antlion" | |
| Wáray-Wáray (spoken in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines) | ?
colloquial name: | — | "antlion" | |
| Yoruba (spoken in Nigeria) | kuluso* | ? | ||
* The accuracy of this name has not been verified. | ||||
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