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termite
(encz) | termite,termit n: Zdeněk Brož |
Termite
(gcide) | Termite \Ter"mite\, n.; pl. Termites. [F. See Termes.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects
belonging to Termes and allied genera; -- called also
white ant. See Illust. of White ant.
[1913 Webster]
Note: They are very abundant in tropical countries, and are
noted for their destructive habits, their large nests,
their remarkable social instincts, and their division
of labor among the polymorphic individuals of several
kinds. Besides the males and females, each nest has
ordinary workers, and large-headed individuals called
soldiers.
[1913 Webster] |
termite
(wn) | termite
n 1: whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on
wood [syn: termite, white ant] |
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powder-post termite
(encz) | powder-post termite, n: |
intermitentní pramen
(czen) | intermitentní pramen,intermittent spring[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Termite
(gcide) | Termite \Ter"mite\, n.; pl. Termites. [F. See Termes.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects
belonging to Termes and allied genera; -- called also
white ant. See Illust. of White ant.
[1913 Webster]
Note: They are very abundant in tropical countries, and are
noted for their destructive habits, their large nests,
their remarkable social instincts, and their division
of labor among the polymorphic individuals of several
kinds. Besides the males and females, each nest has
ordinary workers, and large-headed individuals called
soldiers.
[1913 Webster] |
Termites
(gcide) | Termes \Ter"mes\ (t[~e]r"m[=e]z), n.; pl. Termites
(-m[i^]*t[=e]z). [L. termes, tarmes, -itis, a woodworm. Cf.
Termite.] (Zool.)
A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or
termites. See Termite.
[1913 Webster]Termite \Ter"mite\, n.; pl. Termites. [F. See Termes.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects
belonging to Termes and allied genera; -- called also
white ant. See Illust. of White ant.
[1913 Webster]
Note: They are very abundant in tropical countries, and are
noted for their destructive habits, their large nests,
their remarkable social instincts, and their division
of labor among the polymorphic individuals of several
kinds. Besides the males and females, each nest has
ordinary workers, and large-headed individuals called
soldiers.
[1913 Webster] |
dry-wood termite
(wn) | dry-wood termite
n 1: any of various termites that live in and feed on dry wood
that is not connected with the soil |
powder-post termite
(wn) | powder-post termite
n 1: extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions
[syn: powder-post termite, Cryptotermes brevis] |
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