termite (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *termite*:
NOUN	animal	termite, white ant	whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood

termite > pronunciation
Sounds	ter'mayt
Rhymes	acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt...

English > *termite*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood.
Synonym	white ant
Member of	Isoptera, order Isoptera	Order of social insects that live in colonies, including
Narrower	Mastotermes darwiniensis	Australian termite
	Mastotermes electrodominicus	Extinct termite found in amber in the Dominican Republic
	Mastotermes electromexicus	An extinct termite found in amber in southern Mexico
	Reticulitermes flanipes	destructive United States termite
	Reticulitermes lucifugus	destructive European termite
	dry-wood termite	Any of various termites that live in and feed on dry wood that is not connected with the soil
Broader	insect	small air-breathing arthropod
Spanish	comején, hormiga blanca, isoptera, termes, termita
Catalan	tèrmit

HyperDic: termite