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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Myrmeciinae — the bulldog ants.
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Examples
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Kinda like the wasp nest, but you could fill it with Myrmecia forficata.
Penny-Ante: The Ordinary Trend Moves Up a Notch BikeSnobNYC 2008
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With the exception of the genus _Myrmecia_, these are the largest insects in the subfamily Myrmicidæ; and all the species are distinguished by their remarkably thickened femora and margined thorax: we are unacquainted with the males.
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology Various
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(Myrmecia) are big enough to make their presence felt.
A Snail's Eye View 2009
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