bull ant
noun
Origin of bull ant
1First recorded in 1895–1900
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The Yeomanry did a lot of useful work, and are as eager for fight as a bull ant on a hot plate.
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British Dictionary definitions for bull ant
bull ant
noun
any large Australian ant of the genus Myrmecia, having a powerful stinging bite: subfamily Ponerinae: Also called: bulldog ant
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