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plural termites
A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea. quotations examples
Linnæus describes this insect under the Latin name of Termes; and citizen Cuvier speaks of it under that of Termites. The vulgar call it by that of white ant, or fourmi vaguevague. The termites divide themselves into societies: each society builds itself a next, and each nest belongs to an innumerable quantity of these insects, who acknowledge for their chiefs a king and a queen.
1802, Francis William Blagdon, Modern Discoveries; or, a Collection of facts and observations, volume IV, page 162
A contemptible person. quotations examples
This two faced termite has the nerve to talk.
2019, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 31
third-person singular simple present termites, present participle termiting, simple past and past participle termited
(intransitive) Of a chimpanzee: to catch termites by inserting a stick or vine into their nest and waiting for them to climb up it. examples