fire ant

English

Noun

fire ant (plural fire ants)

Any of several red or yellow ants that can inflict a harsh sting.
1. Solenopsis spp.
2. Oecophylla spp. (Southeast Asia)
3. Solenopsis invicta
4. Wasmannia auropunctata

Derived terms

European fire ant (Myrmica rubra)

Translations

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

Portuguese: formiga-de-fogo f

ant of Solenopsis

Arabic: نَمْل نَارِيّ‎ m (naml nāriyy) (collective)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 火蟻, 火蚁 (huǒyǐ)
German: Feuerameise f

Hebrew: נמלי אש‎ f (nemali ash)
Japanese: ヒアリ (ja) (hiari)
Korean: 불개미 (bulgaemi)
Portuguese: lava-pés f, formiga lava-pés f, lava-pé (pt) f, formiga lava-pé f

Oecophylla spp.

Solenopsis invicta

Wasmannia auropunctata

Further reading

Fire ant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

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