| white ant n. See termite. |
white ant
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for termite
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| Noun | 1. |  white ant - whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on woodinsect - 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 |
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