bulldog ant

noun

1. any of several aggressive ants of the genus Myrmecia, mostly of Australia and Tasmania, capable of inflicting a painful and potentially dangerous sting.

bulldog ant

noun

1. another name for bull ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of bulldog ant¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

There is one specially vicious ant called the bulldog ant, because of its pluck.

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A bulldog ant must have stung the boss.

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He'd have to go out and sleep in the scrub, where the mosquitoes and bulldog ants would bite him out of his sleep.

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Generally speaking, whenever I saw a shady desert oak-tree there was an enormous bulldog ants' nest under it, and I was prevented from sitting in its shade.

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Try to kill the bulldog ant with a stick, and it will face you and try to bite back until the very last gasp, never thinking of running away.

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