"bullet ant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bullet ants [plural]
Etymology: bullet + ant. From being an ant having a poisonous stinging bite, whose pain is described to be comparable to being hit by a bullet. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bullet|ant}} bullet + ant Head templates: {{en-noun}} bullet ant (plural bullet ants)
  1. (entomology, informal) A stinging ant (Paraponera clavata) the toxin of which causes intense pain for about a day, native to Central and South America. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Ants Synonyms (Paraponera clavata): Paraponera clavata, P. clavata, lesser giant hunting ant, conga ant, tucandera, tucandeira Related terms: poneratoxin Translations (Paraponera clavata): irakë (Akurio), irakë (Carijona), irak (Pemon), tocandira [feminine] (Portuguese), hormiga bala [Costa-Rica, Paraguay, Peru, feminine] (Spanish), folofa [Panama, feminine] (Spanish), tucandera [Bolivia, feminine] (Spanish), yanabe [Colombia, feminine] (Spanish), conga [Colombia, feminine] (Spanish), irakë (Trió), ilak (Wayana), yaakö (Ye'kwana)

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