Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Termite

Ter′mite

,
Noun.
;
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
.
☞ 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.

Definition 2024

Termite

Termite

See also: termite and térmite

German

Noun

Termite f ‎(genitive Termite, plural Termiten)

  1. termite (white-bodied, wood-consuming insect)

Declension

Derived terms

  • Termitenhügel

termite

termite

See also: Termite and térmite

English

termites

Noun

termite ‎(plural termites)

  1. A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

Synonyms

Translations

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From the Late Latin termes, late variant of the Classical Latin tarmes ‎(“woodworm”).

Noun

termite m, f ‎(plural termites)

  1. termite (white-bodied, wood-consuming insect)

Usage notes

While most dictionaries give termite has masculine, it is commonly used as a feminine noun, due to the ending -ite.

Italian

Noun

termite m ‎(plural termiti)

  1. termite (white-bodied, wood-consuming insect)

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈter.mi.te/, [ˈtɛr.mɪ.tɛ]

Noun

termite m

  1. ablative singular of termes

Etymology

From the Late Latin termes, late variant of the Classical Latin tarmes ‎(“woodworm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛʁˈmiːtə/
  • Hyphenation: Ter‧mi‧te

Similar Results