Definition of Fire ants

1. Noun. (plural of fire ant) ¹

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Medical Definition of Fire ants

1. Originally from S. America. Among the worst insect pests ever to invade the U.S. Red or yellowish ants of small-to-medium size with a severe sting that burns like fire. They normally feed on small insects but, with denser populations, they eat seeds and seedling plants, damage grain and vegetable crops, invade kitchens, attack newly hatched poultry and the young of ground-nesting wild b irds. Fire ants can kill newborn domestic and wild animals. Each colony is composed of a queen, winged males and females and 3 kinds of workers. A nest averages about 25,000 workers, but far larger populations are common. Semipermanent nests are large mounds of excavated soil with openings for ventilation. Since nests may number 50-100 (or more) in a heavily infested field, cultivating becomes difficult (or impossible). Fire ants belong to the genus Solenopsis. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fire Ants

fire-retardant
fire-sale
fire-stop
fire-swallower
fire-wheel
fire-worship
fire air
fire alarm
fire alarm horn
fire alarm horns
fire alarms
fire and brimstone
fire and forget
fire ant
fire ant stings
fire ants (current term)
fire at will
fire away
fire axe
fire axes
fire beetle
fire beetles
fire bell
fire bellied toad
fire blanket
fire blight
fire blights
fire block
fire boss
fire bosses

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