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Date: 1700-1800
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: termes, from Latin tarmes 'wood-eating worm'

termite

 noun
     
Related topics: Insects
ter‧mite [countable]
HBI an insect that eats and destroys wood from trees and buildings
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