bullet ant
nounEtymology 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.
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Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences Informal A stinging ant (Paraponera clavata) the toxin of which causes intense pain for about a day, native to Central and South America.
- Synonyms
- Paraponera clavata, P. clavata, lesser giant hunting ant, conga ant, tucandera, tucandeira
- Related terms
- poneratoxin