termite

Bedeutung (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.

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

comején

witte mier

τερμίτης

tèrmit

τερμίτες

thermiet

térmite

termites

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.