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ter·mite

(tûr′mīt′)

Any of numerous pale-colored, usually soft-bodied social insects of the order Isoptera that live mostly in warm regions. Many species of termites feed on wood, often destroying trees and wooden structures. Also called isopteran, white ant.

[New Latin Termes, genus name, from Late Latin termes, termit-, woodworm, alteration of Latin tarmes.]

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termite

(ˈtɜːmaɪt)

(Animals) any whitish ant-like social insect of the order Isoptera, of warm and tropical regions. Some species feed on wood, causing damage to furniture, buildings, trees, etc. Also called: white ant

[C18: from New Latin termitēs white ants, pl of termes, from Latin: a woodworm; related to Greek tetrainein to bore through]

termitic adj

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ter•mite

(ˈtɜr maɪt)

n.

any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical, social insects of the order Isoptera that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc. Also called white ant.

[1775–85; taken as singular of New Latin termites, pl. of termes white ant, Latin tarmes wood-eating worm]

ter·mite

(tûr′mīt′)

Any of numerous pale-colored insects that live in large colonies and that feed on and destroy wood. Termites resemble ants in their appearance, manner of living, and social organization, but they belong to a different order of insects.

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Noun

termite - whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood

white ant

insect - small air-breathing arthropod

Isoptera, order Isoptera - order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota

dry-wood termite - any of various termites that live in and feed on dry wood that is not connected with the soil

Reticulitermes flanipes - destructive United States termite

Reticulitermes lucifugus - destructive European termite

Mastotermes darwiniensis - Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites

Mastotermes electromexicus - an extinct termite found in amber in southern Mexico

Mastotermes electrodominicus - extinct termite found in amber in the Dominican Republic

termite

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Related words
habitation termitarium

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Translations

نَمل أبْيَض يَقْرُض الخَشَب

termit

Termite

comején termes termita

termite termites

termesz

termíti

termite

termitas

termīts

termiet

termitt

termit

termit

ak karıncatermit

白蚁

termite

[ˈtɜːmaɪt] N → termita f, comején m

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termite

[ˈtɜː^rmaɪt]

n → termite m

modif [mound, colony] → de termitesterm paper n (US) → dissertation f (à la fin du trimestre)terms of reference npl → termes mpl de référence

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termite

n → Termite f

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termite

[ˈtɜːmaɪt] n → termite f

termite

(ˈtəːmait) noun

a pale-coloured wood-eating kind of insect, like an ant.

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