termite

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

termite

termites

fourmi blanche

forer

Isoptera

isoptères

isoptera

Synonymes

white ant

termites

smallest

borer

thermite

wood louse

ant

🐜

worm-eaten

bedbug

damage

sow

Traductions

Termite

termita

termiet

termite

cupim

tèrmit

τερμίτης

comején

witte mier

τερμίτες

thermiet

térmite

térmites

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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