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white ant
n.
See termite.
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white ant
n
(Animals) another name for termite
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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]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
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