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noun
A stinging ant (Paraponera clavata) the toxin of which causes intense pain for about a day, native to Central and South America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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History
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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