termite

(Anglès)

Noun

1. A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.
2. A contemptible person.

Verb

Of a chimpanzee: to catch termites by inserting a stick or vine into their nest and waiting for them to climb up it.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Inferred singular of termites, the plural of Latin termes (“woodworm”), which was used for termites by Linnaeus.

Conceptes

tèrmit

Sinònims

white ant

termites

smallest

borer

thermite

wood louse

ant

🐜

worm-eaten

bedbug

damage

sow

Traduccions

termite

termita

Termite

termiet

termite

cupim

termit

τερμίτης

comején

witte mier

thermiet

τερμίτες

térmite

termity

termiti