Termitarium

//ˌtɜɹ.mɪˈtɛ(ə)ɹ.i.əm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A termite colony.

    "When an opening is made in a termitarium, soldiers crowd into the breach, and either stop the invaders or fill the breach with their termite dead."

Example

More examples

"When an opening is made in a termitarium, soldiers crowd into the breach, and either stop the invaders or fill the breach with their termite dead."

Etymology

From termite + -arium.

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