termite

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Definition of termite in English Turkish dictionary

termit

Bu ev termitler tarafından istila ediliyor. - This house is infested with termites.

Termitlere bazen beyaz karıncalar denir. - Termites are sometimes called white ants.

akkarınca

Related Terms

termite infestation

termit istilası

termite shield

karınca önleyici

anti-termite

Termitlere karşı, termitleri yaklaştırmayan

destructive european termite

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) büyük beyaz karınca

English - English

Definition of termite in English English dictionary

A white bodied, wood consuming insect of the order Isoptera

Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to Termes and allied genera; called also white ant

whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood

Termites are small white insects which live in hot countries in homes made of earth. Termites do a lot of damage by eating wood. an insect that eats and destroys wood from trees and buildings (termes, from tarmes ). Any of 1,900 species (order Isoptera) of mostly tropical, social, cellulose-eating insects that are usually soft-bodied and wingless. Intestinal microorganisms enable them to digest cellulose. Termite colonies consist of a fertile queen and king (reproductives), workers (the most numerous), and soldiers (see caste). Kings are less than an inch long (1-2 cm), but a queen may grow to more than 4 in. (11 cm). Workers and soldiers are sterile and blind. They survive two to five years; reproductives may live for 60-70 years. Termites live in a sealed, humid nest in wood or underground. Underground nests may be built up into a mound. Periodically, alates (winged, sighted forms) develop and leave the nest to start a new colony. Termites eat chiefly wood. Soil-dwelling termites attack wood that is in contact with the ground; wood-dwelling termites, requiring less humidity than soil-dwellers, attack trees, posts, and wooden buildings

{i} wood-eating insect, white ant

of White ant

white ant

Related Terms

powder-post termite

extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions

termites

Insects that superficially resemble ants in size, general appearance, and habit of living in colonies; hence, they are frequently called "white ants " Subterranean termites establish themselves in buildings not by being carried in with lumber, but by entering from ground nests after the building has been constructed If unmolested, they eat out the woodwork, leaving a shell of sound wood to conceal their activities, and damage may proceed so far as to cause collapse of parts of a structure before discovery There are about 56 species of termites known in the United States; but the two major ones, classified by the manner in which they attack wood, are ground inhabiting or subterranean termites (the most common) and dry wood termites, which are found almost exclusively along the extreme southern border and the Gulf of Mexico in the United States

termites

Wood-boring insects whose presence causes structural damage

termites

plural of termite

termites

Termites are insects that resemble ants in size and shape, who live in large colonies They tend to enter a building from the ground where wood meets earth Once inside a wooden structure they tend to eat their way through wood materials from the inside out and if left untreated for long periods of time can cause substantial structural damage

termites

A whitish ant–like insect that lives in warm countries Some species feed on wood and produce methane

termites

A small insect that feeds on wood An infestation of termites can damage or destroy a wood-frame structure

termites

Wood eating insects that superficially resemble ants in size and general appearance, and live in colonies

termites

Social insects that are found in all the warmer parts of the world They feed on wood and woody tissues of plants

termites

termitidae

termites

hypermastigote

Hyphenation

ter·mite

Turkish pronunciation

tırmayt

Pronunciation

/ˈtərmīt/ /ˈtɜrmaɪt/

Etymology

() Back-formation from termites. Possibly from Latin termites (three syllables), plural of termes. Also possible a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *term- (“drill”).