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white ant
white ant n (Animals) another name for termite ter•mite (ˈtɜr maɪt) n. any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical, social insects of the order Isoptera that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc. Also called white ant. [1775–85; taken as singular of New Latin termites, pl. of termes white ant, Latin tarmes wood-eating worm] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | white ant - whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on woodtermiteinsect - small air-breathing arthropodIsoptera, order Isoptera - order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygotadry-wood termite - any of various termites that live in and feed on dry wood that is not connected with the soilReticulitermes flanipes - destructive United States termiteReticulitermes lucifugus - destructive European termiteMastotermes darwiniensis - Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termitesMastotermes electromexicus - an extinct termite found in amber in southern MexicoMastotermes electrodominicus - extinct termite found in amber in the Dominican Republic | Translationswhite ant
white ant: see termitetermite or white ant, common name for a soft-bodied social insect of the infraorder Isoptera. Originally classified in as a separate order, termites are genetically related to cockroaches and are now classified with them in the order Blattodea. ..... Click the link for more information. .white ant[′wīt ′ant] (invertebrate zoology) termite MedicalSeetermitewhite ant Related to white ant: termiteSynonyms for white antnoun whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on woodSynonymsRelated Words- insect
- Isoptera
- order Isoptera
- dry-wood termite
- Reticulitermes flanipes
- Reticulitermes lucifugus
- Mastotermes darwiniensis
- Mastotermes electromexicus
- Mastotermes electrodominicus
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