termite

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

termita

comején

termes

hormiga blanca

termitas

isoptera

Sinónimos

white ant

termites

smallest

borer

thermite

wood louse

ant

🐜

worm-eaten

bedbug

damage

sow

Traducciones

termite

Termite

termiet

cupim

termite

tèrmit

τερμίτης

witte mier

thermiet

τερμίτες

térmite

termiti

termites

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/

Etimología (Inglés)

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