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• ter|mite — «TUR myt», noun. an insect that has a soft, pale body and a dark head, and lives in colonies; isopteran. Termites look somewhat like white ants and eat the wood of buildings and furniture, provisions, paper, and other matter containing cellulose …   Useful english dictionary

• ter·mite — /ˈtɚˌmaıt/ noun, pl mites [count] : a kind of soft, white insect that lives in groups, eats wood, and causes a lot of damage to wooden structures termite colonies The house has a lot of termite damage …   Useful english dictionary

• ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… …   English syllables

• mite — ac·mite; anal·ci·mite; an·a·mite; an·ka·ra·mite; an·o·mite; ashra·mite; ben·ja·mite; bis·mite; bur·mite; bu·sta·mite; cal·a·mite; cat·a·mite; chal·co·al·u·mite; cha·mite; chon·drio·mite; chro·mite; di·at·o·mite; do·lo·mite; ec·de·mite;… …   English syllables

• Water mite — Wa ter mite (Zo[ o]l.) Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to {Hydrachna} and allied genera of the family {Hydrachnid[ae]}, usually having the legs fringed and adapted for swimming. They are often red or red and black in color, and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• termite — ter·mite …   English syllables

• termite — ter|mite [ˈtə:maıt US ˈtə:r ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Modern Latin; Origin: termes, from Latin tarmes wood eating worm ] an insect that eats and destroys wood from trees and buildings …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• termite — ter|mite [ tɜr,maıt ] noun count a small insect that eats wood and can damage buildings …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• termite — ter•mite [[t]ˈtɜr maɪt[/t]] n. ent 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 • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• water spider — Water mite Wa ter mite (Zo[ o]l.) Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to {Hydrachna} and allied genera of the family {Hydrachnid[ae]}, usually having the legs fringed and adapted for swimming. They are often red or red and black in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• water tick — Water mite Wa ter mite (Zo[ o]l.) Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to {Hydrachna} and allied genera of the family {Hydrachnid[ae]}, usually having the legs fringed and adapted for swimming. They are often red or red and black in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English