Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
im·port·ed fire ant Pronunciation:
im-'port-&d-'fI(&)r-"ant Function:
noun : either of two mound-building So. American fireants of the genus
Solenopsis (
S. invicta and
S. richteri) that have been introduced into the southeastern U.S., are agricultural pests, and can inflict stings requiring medicalattention
