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termites |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.
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