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inchmen

inchmen is the plural of inchman.

Meaning of inchman

Noun

inchman (plural inchmen)

  1. (Australia, Tasmania) Any of several species of large, aggressive ants of the genus Myrmecia, mainly endemic to Australia.
    • We sit under the eaves to eat, or on stumps in the grass (there are “inchmen” about, giant lumbering bull ants).1990, Beverley Farmer, A Body of Water: A Year's Notebook, page 46
    Synonyms:
    bull ant, bulldog ant, inch ant, jack jumper, jumper ant, sergeant ant

Questions about inchmen

What is inchmen the plural of?
Inchmen is the plural of inchman.

Words near inchmen in the dictionary

  1. inchis
  2. Inchlonaig
  3. inchlong
  4. inchman
  5. inchmeal
  6. inchmen
  7. inchoactive
  8. inchoactives
  9. inchoacy
  10. inchoate
  11. inchoated

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