Definition of Termites. Meaning of Termites. Synonyms of Termites

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Definition of Termites

Termites
Termes Ter"mes (t[~e]r"m[=e]z), n.; pl. Termites (-m[i^]*t[=e]z). [L. termes, tarmes, -itis, a woodworm. Cf. Termite.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or termites. See Termite.
Termites
Termite Ter"mite, n.; pl. Termites. [F. See Termes.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to Termes and allied genera; -- called also white ant. See Illust. of White ant. Note: 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.
Termite
Termite Ter"mite, n.; pl. Termites. [F. See Termes.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to Termes and allied genera; -- called also white ant. See Illust. of White ant. Note: 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.

Meaning of Termites from wikipedia

- Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blattodea (along with ****roaches). Termites were...
- A termite shield is a sheet metal fabrication used in light frame construction to reduce the movement of termites from the soil into wood framing members...
- Termite barriers are materials that have been specifically designed to prevent subterranean termites from gaining access to a structure. Physical termite...
- Anthony Termites from Mars, an animated cartoon The Termites, a UK pop group who in 1965 released a cover of The Rolling Stones' song "Tell Me" Termites (Τερμίτες)...
- Blattodea is an order of insects that contains ****roaches and termites. Formerly, termites were considered a separate order, Isoptera, but genetic and molecular...
- The Termites are a five-piece psychobilly musical group from Scotland, that formed in the 1980s. Their most recent CD, Kicked In The Teeth on Crazy Love...
- state and federal pest control regulators for termite control methods. "An annotated checklist of termites (Isoptera) from Sri Lanka". National Science...
- animals. It eats insects and their larvae, mainly termites; one aardwolf can lap up as many as 300,000 termites during a single night using its long, sticky...
- Mound-building termites are a group of termite species that live in mounds which are made of a combination of soil, termite saliva and dung. These termites live...
- based on genetics that termites are deeply nested within the group, with some groups of ****roaches more closely related to termites than they are to other...