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PRONUNCIATION OF FIRE ANT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIRE ANT

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Fire ant is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FIRE ANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Fire ant

Fire ant is the common name for several species of ants in the genus Solenopsis. They are however only a minority in the genus, which includes over 286 species of Solenopsis worldwide. Solenopsis are stinging ants and most of their common names reflect this, for example, ginger ants and tropical fire ants. Many species also are called red ants because of their light brown colour, though species of ants in many other genera are similarly named for similar reasons. Examples include Myrmica rubra and Pogonomyrmex barbatus. None of these names applies in all countries nor to all species of Solenopsis, nor only to Solenopsis species; for example the colloquial names for several species of weaver ants in the genus Oecophylla in Southeast Asia include "fire ants" because of their red color and painful sting; the two genera however are not closely related.

Definition of fire ant in the English dictionary

The definition of fire ant in the dictionary is any mound-building predatory ant of the genus Solenopsis, of tropical and subtropical America, that can inflict a painful sting.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIRE ANT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FIRE ANT

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Synonyms and antonyms of fire ant in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fire ant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIRE ANT

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The translations of fire ant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fire ant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

火蚁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hormiga de fuego
570 millions of speakers

English

fire ant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आग चींटी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

نملة النار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

огненных муравьев
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

formiga de fogo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আগুন পিঁপড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fourmi de feu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semut api
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feuerameise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒアリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화재 개미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Semut geni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiến lửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீ எறும்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आग की ची
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ateş karıncası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

formica di fuoco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ant ognia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вогненних мурах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

furnică foc
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μυρμήγκι πυρκαγιάς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuur mier
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

brandmyra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brann maur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fire ant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRE ANT»

The term «fire ant» is regularly used and occupies the 105.592 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fire ant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRE ANT»

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The Fire Ant Wars: Nature, Science, and Public Policy in ...
Recounts the unsuccessful attempt by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to eliminate invasive South American fire ants from the American South in the years following World War II with a pesticide campaign that left a wake of dead wildlife, ...
Joshua Blu Buhs, 2004
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Imported fire ant 2003: quarantine treatments for nursery ...
quarantine treatments for nursery stock and other regulated articles United States . Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of ...
United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 2003
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Code name, Fire Ant: a novel
Hardened underground bunkers, secretly constructed over a 40-year period by the former USSR, remain safe from groundburst nuclear warheads.
Roland J. Bishop, 2001
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The Prosperous Translator: Advice from Fire Ant & Worker Bee
A compilation of business advice columns for translators and interpreters published under the names Fire Ant & Worker Bee in online Translation Journal. Pithy tips and insights.
Chris Durban, 2010
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Cloning, Expression and Purification of the Fire Ant ...
By using the plasmid to transform our gene into the yeast, we found one disadvantage in the method.
Chung-Ling Lu, 2009
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Patterns of Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis Spp. (Hymenoptera: ...
Also, the average mound volume density of ants over a year in these fields was positively associated with open area in the surrounding landscape and level of disturbance.
Timothy Owen Menzel, 2006
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The Fire Ants
In "The Fire Ants," Walter Tschinkel provides not just an encyclopedic overview of "Solenopsis invicta" but a lively account of how research is done, how science establishes facts, and the pleasures and problems of a scientific career.
Walter Reinhart Tschinkel, 2006
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Silent Spring
The fire ant was pictured as a serious threat to southern agriculture through destruction of crops and to wildlife because of attacks on the young of ground- nesting birds. Its sting was said to make it a serious menace to human health. Just how ...
Rachel Carson, 2002
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Emma the Fire Ant Finds a Friend
Once there was a fire ant named Emma.She lived in the most beautiful ant mound around.She had a mom and a dad and two pets.But there was one thing Emma wanted more than anything.Emma wanted a friend!Will Emma find a friend?
Melinda Cochran, 2012
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Physician's Guide to Arthropods of Medical Importance, Fifth ...
Jerome Goddard. CaSE HISTORY ALLERGIC REACTION TO FIRE ANT STING? A woman called saying she was having an allergic reaction to an ant sting. From her description of the event and the mound, the specimen was likely a fire ant.
Jerome Goddard, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRE ANT»

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Fighting fire ants
Now, Land Between the Lakes is calling for public comments on a proposal to treat with approved insecticides a number of fire ant colonies ... «Paducah Sun, Jul 15»
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'Ugly' hognose to be reviewed for endangered list
All three species are thought to be in serious decline because of habitat loss and various other factors from pet trade popularity to fire ant ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
3
Fired up on pests: Community unites to eradicate fire ants
National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program Director Sarah Corcoran said an unprecedented community response since March had ... «The Queensland Times, Jul 15»
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Your Garden Guy: Irrigation key to beautiful yard
Use a hedge trimmer, and prune to a height of 12 to 18 inches tall. • Treat fire ant mounds again. Use a bait-type control for long-lasting results. «Macon Telegraph, Jul 15»
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The best of the USA
I bear several impressive blisters on my feet after making the mistake of standing in the grass too long in flip-flops, prompting fire ant attacks. «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»
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Blog: South Delta is not immune to the impressive fire ant
The impressive fire ant has been identified as the Myrmica specioides and is just emerging as an invasive species here. Attempts at eradicating ... «Delta-Optimist, Jul 15»
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Red alert continues for Port Botany area as inspectors widen the red …
2006: 14 red fire ant colonies are found in Yarwun, Gladstone in Queensland and treated over 1000 hectares. They are believed to have been ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Red ant alert peaks in Tseung Kwan O
A fire ant, up six millimeters long, bites to get a grip then stings and inject a toxic alkaloid venom. An FEHD expert said they can sting repeatedly ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
9
Ants: Annoying but essential
The imported red fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), hailing from South America, is infamous for its aggressive attacks when defending their nests. «Stockton Record, Jul 15»
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Gladstone could set new record in fire ant eradication
GLADSTONE looks poised to set a new record in invasive pest eradication as the fire ant program this month mobilises ground troops to ... «Gladstone Observer, Jul 15»

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