Termes

//ˈtɜːmiːz// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A termite.

    "These turret nests, built by two different species of Termites."

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genus termestermitetermite

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"These turret nests, built by two different species of Termites."

Etymology

From the translingual Termes (genus name), from Late Latin termes, late variant of Classical Latin tarmes (“woodworm”).

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