termite

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

termite

termiti

sinonimi

white ant

termites

smallest

borer

thermite

wood louse

ant

🐜

worm-eaten

bedbug

damage

sow

Traduzioni

termite

Termite

termita

termiet

cupim

tèrmit

witte mier

comején

τερμίτης

thermiet

τερμίτες

térmite

termites

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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