Definition: Termite
Etymology
From French termite, which is from Latin termites, plural of termes. Also possibly a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *term- (drill).
Noun
termite (plural termites)
- A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.
- A contemptible person.
Verb
termite (third-person singular simple present termites, present participle termiting, simple past and past participle termited)
- Of a chimpanzee: to catch termites by inserting a stick or vine into their nest and waiting for them to climb up it.
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