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bulldog ant

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bulldog ant

–noun
any of several aggressive ants of the genus Myrmecia, mostly of Australia and Tasmania, capable of inflicting a painful and potentially dangerous sting.
Also called bull ant, jumper ant.


Origin:
1850–55
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bulldog ant

noun
any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia 
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