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English

Etymology

Possibly from (three syllables), plural of .

Also possible a derivation from {{proto|Indo-European|term-|drill}}.

Noun

A white bodied, wood consuming insect of the order Isoptera.

Translations

Basque: termita
Czech: termit
Danish: termitter
Dutch: termiet
Estonian: termiit
Finnish: termiitit
French: termites
German: Termite
Greek: τερμίτες
Hebrew: טרמיט
Hungarian: termesz

Italian: termiti
Japanese: シロアリ (白蟻, shiro-ari)
Korean: 흰개미 huin-gaemi
Norwegian: termitt
Polish: termit
Portuguese: térmites
Slovak: termity
Slovenian: termit
Spanish: termitas
Swedish: termiter

Category:Insects

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Termite \Ter"mite\, n.; pl. Termites. [F. See Termes.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects
belonging to Termes and allied genera; -- called also
white ant. See Illust. of White ant.
[1913 Webster]

Note: They are very abundant in tropical countries, and are
noted for their destructive habits, their large nests,
their remarkable social instincts, and their division
of labor among the polymorphic individuals of several
kinds. Besides the males and females, each nest has
ordinary workers, and large-headed individuals called
soldiers.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet termite
n : whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on
wood [syn: white ant]