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fire ant
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
fire ant
(noun)
fire ant
noun
plural
fire ants
fire ant
noun
plural
fire ants
Britannica Dictionary definition of FIRE ANT
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a type of ant that gives a very painful bite
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