Meanings
nounfire ant (plural fire ants)
plural fire ants
- Any of several red or yellow ants that can inflict a harsh sting.
- 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).
Translations
Arabic نَمْل نَارِيّ
- نَمْل نَارِيّ (naml nāriyy)ant of Solenopsis
Chinese Mandarin 火蟻 /火蚁
- 火蟻 /火蚁 (huǒyǐ)ant of Solenopsis
Dutch vuurmier
- vuurmierany of several red or yellow ants that can inflict a harsh sting
Finnish suomumuurahainen, punatulimuurahainen
- suomumuurahainenOecophylla spp.
- punatulimuurahainenSolenopsis invicta
- pieni tulimuurahainenWasmannia auropunctata
- tulimuurahainenant of Solenopsis
German Feuerameise
- Feuerameiseant of Solenopsis
Hebrew נמלי אש
- נמלי אש (nemali ash)ant of Solenopsis
Japanese ヒアリ
- ヒアリ (hiari)ant of Solenopsis
Korean 불개미
- 불개미 (bulgaemi)ant of Solenopsis
Portuguese formiga-de-fogo, formiga-lava-pés
- formiga-de-fogoany of several red or yellow ants that can inflict a harsh sting
- formiga-lava-pésany of several red or yellow ants that can inflict a harsh sting
- lava-pésant of Solenopsis
- formiga-lava-pésant of Solenopsis
- lava-péant of Solenopsis
- formiga-lava-péant of Solenopsis
Russian огненный муравей
- огненный муравей (ognennyj muravej)any of several red or yellow ants that can inflict a harsh sting
Turkish ateş karıncası
- ateş karıncasıant of Solenopsis
Cite this entry
APA
fire ant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20ant
MLA
“fire ant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20ant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire ant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20ant.
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