Any of the numerous eusocial insects constituting the order (or infraorder) Isoptera, some of which are destructive pests feeding on wood or crops; =…

(a) a large ant, Formica rufa, living in woods; (b) a termite or white ant, which burrows in wood.

An insect of the genus Termes, which originally included all termites but is now restricted to a small number of tropical species; (in form Termes)…

Any of the numerous small eusocial insects constituting the order (or infraorder) Isoptera, found in warm regions worldwide, typically feeding…

a termite; cf. white ant, n. 1.

the white ant or termite.

an Australian termite, Amitermes meridionalis (family Termitidae), which builds mounds aligned north–south.

A reddish-brown clay-like material found in tubular cavities inside tree trunks that have been attacked by termites, esp. ones of the genus Porotermes…