termite

(Englisch)

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.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/

Etymologie (Englisch)

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

Konzepte

Termite

Termiten

weiße Ameise

Synonyme

white ant

termites

smallest

borer

thermite

wood louse

ant

🐜

worm-eaten

bedbug

damage

sow

Übersetzungen

termite

termita

termiet

cupim

termite

termit

comején

witte mier

τερμίτης

tèrmit

τερμίτες

thermiet

térmite

termites

termity