Defenition of the word termite

• Defenition of the word termite

  • A soft-bodied insect of the order Isoptera; individuals feed on cellulose and live in colonies with a caste system comprising three types of functional individuals: sterile workers and soldiers, and the reproductives.
  • whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood

Synonyms for the word termite

• • white ant

Meronymys for the word termite

• • Isoptera
  • order Isoptera

Hyponyms for the word termite

• • Cryptotermes brevis
  • dry-wood termite
  • Mastotermes darwiniensis
  • Mastotermes electrodominicus
  • Mastotermes electromexicus
  • powder-post termite
  • Reticulitermes flanipes
  • Reticulitermes lucifugus

Hypernyms for the word termite

• • insect

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