Termite

['tɜːmaɪt] or ['tɝmaɪt]

Definition

(noun.) whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood.

Inputed by Cole--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to Termes and allied genera; -- called also white ant. See Illust. of White ant.

Editor: Stephen

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Termes, white ant.

Typed by Dido

Definition

n. the white ant.—ns. Termitā′rium Ter′mitary a mound of termites.—adj. Ter′mitine.

Typist: Winfred