termito-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: termite n., -o- connective.

Etymology: < termite n. + -o- connective. Compare German termito- (formations in which are found from the second half of the 19th cent.), French termito- (formations in which are found from the late 19th cent.). Compare myrmeco- comb. form.Found in a small number of formations from the late 19th cent., exemplified below.

Zoology.

Forming adjectives and nouns relating to termites.

termitophagous adj.

Brit.

/ˌtəːmᵻˈtɒfəɡəs/

U.S.

/ˌtərməˈtɑfəɡəs/

[compare French termitophage (1893 or earlier), and earlier myrmecophagous adj.] that feeds upon termites; of or relating to this practice.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > making or occupying nest > inhabiting nests of or feeding on termites

termitophilous1886

termitophagous1899

1899 Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. 171 One member of this genus [sc. Leptogenys] is of Termitophagous habits.

1938 Ecol. Monogr. 8 271 The remarkable adjustments of these specialized termitophagous mammals only serve to emphasize the value of the nests as protection from general predators.

2004 Jrnl. Arachnol. 32 31/1 Yet other spiders are termitophagous, like ammoxenids.

termitophilous adj.

Brit.

/ˌtəːmᵻˈtɒfᵻləs/

U.S.

/ˌtərməˈtɑfələs/

inhabiting a termite nest; having a symbiotic or mutualistic relationship with a termite colony.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > making or occupying nest > inhabiting nests of or feeding on termites

termitophilous1886

termitophagous1899

1886 E. A. Schwarz in Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 1 160 In North America only a few termitophilous species have hitherto been observed.

1933 Jrnl. N.Y. Entomol. Soc. 41 234 Jeannel states that the beetle is termitophilous, but Fall indicates that the possibility of it being myrmecophilous has not been entirely excluded.

1974 Geography 59 313 Saprophytic termitophilous fungi decompose this material which is then used by the termites.

2007 W. J. Bell et al. Cockroaches iii. 52/1 Of the approximately 20 species in the widely distributed genus Nocticola, most are cavernicolous, a few are epigean or termitophilous.

termitophile adj. and n.

Brit.

/ˈtəːmᵻtə(ʊ)fʌɪl/

U.S.

/ˌtərˈmaɪdəˌfaɪl/

/ˈtərmədəˌfaɪl/

[after German Termitophilen, plural noun (1855), termitophil, adjective (1894 or earlier)] (a) adj. = termitophilous adj.; (b) n. a termitophilous organism.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > defined as social insect or association of > that inhabits termite nests

termitophile1887

1887 H. A. Hagen in Ann. Rep. Curator Mus. Compar. Zoöl. Harvard Coll. 1886–7 23 Dr. G. H. Horn has just published the Termitophile Larva of Glyptus sculptilis.

1895 Canad. Entomologist 27 23 A few pages of introduction preface the main body of the work, giving a short history of the study of myrmecophiles and termitophiles.

1911 Science 7 Apr. 532/1 Escherich discusses..the habits of a few guests or termitophiles, especially the carabid beetle Orthogonius acutangulus.

1971 E. O. Wilson Insect Societies vi. 111/2 Termitophiles, often species-specific and highly modified.

2006 J. T. Costa Other Insect Societies v. 125 Myers published some of the earliest accounts of termitophile and myrmecophile bugs from Cuba and elsewhere.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	termito-
释义	termito-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: termite n., -o- connective. Etymology: < termite n. + -o- connective. Compare German termito- (formations in which are found from the second half of the 19th cent.), French termito- (formations in which are found from the late 19th cent.). Compare myrmeco- comb. form.Found in a small number of formations from the late 19th cent., exemplified below. Zoology. Forming adjectives and nouns relating to termites. termitophagous adj. Brit. /ˌtəːmᵻˈtɒfəɡəs/ , U.S. /ˌtərməˈtɑfəɡəs/ [compare French termitophage (1893 or earlier), and earlier myrmecophagous adj.] that feeds upon termites; of or relating to this practice. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > making or occupying nest > inhabiting nests of or feeding on termites termitophilous1886 termitophagous1899 1899 Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. 171 One member of this genus [sc. Leptogenys] is of Termitophagous habits. 1938 Ecol. Monogr. 8 271 The remarkable adjustments of these specialized termitophagous mammals only serve to emphasize the value of the nests as protection from general predators. 2004 Jrnl. Arachnol. 32 31/1 Yet other spiders are termitophagous, like ammoxenids. termitophilous adj. Brit. /ˌtəːmᵻˈtɒfᵻləs/ , U.S. /ˌtərməˈtɑfələs/ inhabiting a termite nest; having a symbiotic or mutualistic relationship with a termite colony. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > making or occupying nest > inhabiting nests of or feeding on termites termitophilous1886 termitophagous1899 1886 E. A. Schwarz in Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 1 160 In North America only a few termitophilous species have hitherto been observed. 1933 Jrnl. N.Y. Entomol. Soc. 41 234 Jeannel states that the beetle is termitophilous, but Fall indicates that the possibility of it being myrmecophilous has not been entirely excluded. 1974 Geography 59 313 Saprophytic termitophilous fungi decompose this material which is then used by the termites. 2007 W. J. Bell et al. Cockroaches iii. 52/1 Of the approximately 20 species in the widely distributed genus Nocticola, most are cavernicolous, a few are epigean or termitophilous. termitophile adj. and n. Brit. /ˈtəːmᵻtə(ʊ)fʌɪl/ , U.S. /ˌtərˈmaɪdəˌfaɪl/ , /ˈtərmədəˌfaɪl/ [after German Termitophilen, plural noun (1855), termitophil, adjective (1894 or earlier)] (a) adj. = termitophilous adj.; (b) n. a termitophilous organism. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > defined as social insect or association of > that inhabits termite nests termitophile1887 1887 H. A. Hagen in Ann. Rep. Curator Mus. Compar. Zoöl. Harvard Coll. 1886–7 23 Dr. G. H. Horn has just published the Termitophile Larva of Glyptus sculptilis. 1895 Canad. Entomologist 27 23 A few pages of introduction preface the main body of the work, giving a short history of the study of myrmecophiles and termitophiles. 1911 Science 7 Apr. 532/1 Escherich discusses..the habits of a few guests or termitophiles, especially the carabid beetle Orthogonius acutangulus. 1971 E. O. Wilson Insect Societies vi. 111/2 Termitophiles, often species-specific and highly modified. 2006 J. T. Costa Other Insect Societies v. 125 Myers published some of the earliest accounts of termitophile and myrmecophile bugs from Cuba and elsewhere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1886
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