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1. any ant of the genus Solenopsis. 2. any ant with a fierce sting.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
fire ant
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fire ant — n a type of insect that lives in groups. They build large piles of earth to live in, and can give a very painful bite … Dictionary of contemporary English
fire ant — fire′ ant n. ent any of several omnivorous ants having a burning sting • Etymology: 1790–1800 … From formal English to slang
fire ant — n. any of a genus (Solenopsis) of ants whose sting causes a burning sensation, esp. a South American species ( S. invicta) that has become a severe pest in the S U.S … English World dictionary
Fire ant — Taxobox image caption = Solenopsis queens and workers image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita familia = Formicidae subfamilia = Myrmicinae tribus = Solenopsidini genus =… … Wikipedia
fire ant — noun omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting • Hypernyms: ↑ant, ↑emmet, ↑pismire • Member Holonyms: ↑Solenopsis, ↑genus Solenopsis * * * noun : a stinging ant; … Useful english dictionary
fire ant — any of several omnivorous ants, as the migrant Solenopsis geminata originating in tropical and subtropical South America, having a sting that produces a burning sensation. [1790 1800] * * * Any of a genus (Solenopsis) of insects in the ant family … Universalium
fire ant — noun Date: 1796 any of a genus (Solenopsis) of fiercely stinging omnivorous ants; especially imported fire ant … New Collegiate Dictionary
fire ant — /ˈfaɪər ænt/ (say fuyuhr ant) noun a small red ant, Solenopsis invicta, with a painful burning sting, native to South America, and introduced into the southern United States in the 1930s; in 2001 established in Australia in the Brisbane region; a …
fire ant — n. omnivorous ant that causes a painful burning sting found in South America and the southern United States … English contemporary dictionary
fire ant — noun a tropical American ant with a painful sting. [Solenopsis invicta and other species.] … English new terms dictionary
