单词 | termite heap |
释义 | > as lemmastermite heap termite heap n. = termite mound n.; cf. ant heap n. at ant n.1 Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Isoptera > member(s) of (termites) > nest anthill1781 termitary1826 termite hill1835 termite mound1854 termitarium1855 termite heap1867 1867 E. L. Layard Birds S. Afr. 36 Suddenly it..clutches up a cowering lark or unsuspecting gerboa, and flies away with it to the nearest termite heap. 1920 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 205/1 Several enormous termite heaps. 2012 R. Gross Being Human v. 110 A two-year old chimp, Merlin, who picked up a thin twig and..prodded with it at the surface of a termite heap. < as lemmas |
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