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.
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Termitarium
//ˌtɜɹ.mɪˈtɛ(ə)ɹ.i.əm//
Synonyms for "termitarium" (1 found)
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Translations
8 translations across 5 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- тэрмі́тнік noun (termite colony)
Czech
1 entries- termitiště noun (termite colony)
Finnish
2 entries- termiittikeko noun (termite colony)
- termiittipesä noun (termite colony)
Portuguese
3 entries- cupinzeiro noun (termite colony)
- termiteira noun (termite colony)
- termiteiro noun (termite colony)
Ukrainian
1 entries- термі́тник noun (termite colony)
Sample sentences
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The females are winged, but shed all but the stumps of the anterior veins after mating, before entering the termitarium.
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Likewise, given time, the initially rather random clay-gathering activity of termites results in a colossal termitarium, thanks to simple innate inclinations such as the preference to deposit one's ball of clay on larger balls of clay.
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