fire ant

Noun

Meaning

omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

queen emmet ant hornet bee soldier worker bumblebee sawfly hymenopteron Antes carpenter ant bullet ant hymenopteran insect lasius flavus
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Hypernyms

emmet ant pismire

Examples

I saw a guy in Georgia bore a 3' hole in a huge fire ant hill, fill it with gasoline then light it on fire. Source: Internet

Much like the fire ant — with which Alabamians are very familiar — the queens are colony leaders. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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