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SOLENOPSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fire ants

Synonyms:

genus Solenopsis; Solenopsis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Solenopsis" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Solenopsis"):

fire ant (omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting)

Holonyms ("Solenopsis" is a member of...):

family Formicidae; Formicidae (ants)

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