Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bullet ant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: bul-let ant
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Informal

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.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

bullet ants (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

poneratoxin

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does bullet ant mean?: A stinging ant (Paraponera clavata) the toxin of which causes intense pain for about a day, native to Central and South America.
Where does bullet ant come from?: 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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