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Termes

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Ter′mes

(tẽr′mēz)

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Termites

(-mĭ-tēz)

.

[L.

termes

,

tarmes

,

-itis

, a woodworm. Cf.

.]

(Zool.)

A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or termites. See

.