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bull ant

bull ant

noun

  1. any large Australian ant of the genus Myrmecia , having a powerful stinging bite: subfamily Ponerinae Also calledbulldog ant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bull ant1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences

The Yeomanry did a lot of useful work, and are as eager for fight as a bull ant on a hot plate.

Easily, thus: Zeus was the Father, but, in each case, was the Father by an amour in which he wore the form of the Totem-snake, swan, bull, ant, dog, or the like.

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