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Definition of Bulldog ant
1. Noun. Any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bulldog Ant
Literary usage of Bulldog ant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"In Australia, the large red ants are called Soldier-Ants. Compare Bulldog- Ant.
"It was a red ant, upwards of an inch in length—' that's a soldier, ..."
2. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1861)
"... his hand convulsively clutching his trousers (for travellers turn in in full
dress), which contain an unwelcome guest in the shape of a bulldog ant, ..."
3. The Snare of Strength by Randolph Bedford (1905)
""Cruel be hanged! Snake, shark, octopus, or crow — they are our natural enemies,"
replied Gifford. "Frank would like to be kind to a bulldog-ant ..."
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