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SOLENOPSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Solenopsis mean? 

SOLENOPSIS (noun)
  The noun SOLENOPSIS has 1 sense:

1. fire antsplay

  Familiarity information: SOLENOPSIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SOLENOPSIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Fire ants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Solenopsis; Solenopsis

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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