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Definition of "fire ant" [fire ant]

  • Any of several ants of the genus Solenopsis, especially S. geminata or S. saevissima of the southern United States and tropical America, that build large mounds and can inflict a painful sting. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "fire ant" in a sentence
  • "They were not sure if it came from medicine that George was taking for his fire ant bites that he got while hunting in Beeville, Texas, just before the New Year, or from the pepper, or from all the octopus we had been eating."
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