wormlionEtymologyFrom worm + lion, by analogy with antlion.wormlion means the larva of a vermileonid. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounThe larva of a vermileonid.“The worm-lion dislike a damp environment; you will never, therefore, find its pit in wet soil. For preference it chooses the loose, dusty soil beneath an overhanging rock, or on the lee side of a dense bush or hedge, where it is protected from the rain.”