单词 | termitophile |
释义 | > as lemmastermitophile 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. < as lemmas |
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