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Solenopsis

noun

fire ants

• Syn: ↑genus Solenopsis

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Formicidae, ↑family Formicidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑fire ant

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\\ˌsōləˈnäpsə̇s, ˌsäl-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from solen- + -opsis

: a genus of small stinging ants including several abundant tropical and subtropical forms (as the fire ant and thief ant)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.