fire ant

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fire ant

noun fire ants

Solenopsis spp. (tropical fire ants)
Oecophylla spp. (weaver ants), of Southeast Asia
Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant)
Wasmannia auropunctata (electric ant, little fire ant).

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noun any of several red or yellow ants that can inflict a harsh sting

Português	formiga-de-fogo, formiga-lava-pés
Русский	огненный муравей ognennyj muravej

noun ant of Solenopsis

한국어	불개미 bulgaemi
日本語	ヒアリ hiari
中文	火蟻 /火蚁 huǒyǐ
Português	lava-pés, formiga-lava-pés, lava-pé, formiga-lava-pé
Deutsch	Feuerameise
العربية	نَمْل نَارِيّ naml nāriyy
עברית	נמלי אש nemali ash

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@misc{fire_ant_2026,
  title = {fire ant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fire%20ant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}