NounCommon lingo
Bully Ants
[bool-ee ants]Subcontinent & Diaspora· Colloquial Anglo-Indian name for large, aggressive stinging garden ants
Also spelled: bull ants, soldier ants
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Large, aggressive black or reddish-brown stinging ants notorious for attacking bare feet under mango and guava trees in bungalow compounds.
“Put on your slippers before running onto the lawn; the guava tree is crawling with fierce bully ants.”
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