English Explanatory Dictionary

bullet ant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stinging ant (Paraponera clavata) the toxin of which causes intense pain for about a day, native to Central and South America.

Word forms

bullet ant bullet ants

Etymology

From bullet + ant. From being an ant having a poisonous stinging bite, whose pain is described to be comparable to being hit by a bullet.

Synonyms

Paraponera clavata P. clavata lesser giant hunting ant conga ant tucandera tucandeira

Related words

poneratoxin
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