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• termite — /terr muyt/, 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 sing. of… …   Universalium

• Termite — Not to be confused with Termit (disambiguation), Thermite, or Turmite. This article is about insects. For other uses, see Termite (disambiguation). Termite Temporal range: 228–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

• Nest — For other uses, see Nest (disambiguation). A bird s nest A nest is a place of refuge to hold an animal s eggs and/or provide a place to live or raise offspring. They are usually made of some organic material such as twigs, grass, and leaves; or… …   Wikipedia

• Termite — Ter mite, n.; pl. {Termites}. [F. See {Termes}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to {Termes} and allied genera; called also {white ant}. See Illust. of {White ant}. [1913 Webster] Note: They are very …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• termite — (n.) 1849, back formation from plural form termites (1781), from Mod.L. termites (three syllables), plural of termes (gen. termitis), a special use of L.L. termes woodworm, white ant, altered (by influence of L. terere to rub, wear, erode ) from… …   Etymology dictionary

• nest parasitism — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Isoptera, one species of termite that lives on the carton walls of the nest of the host species …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• Termite — Termiten Termiten Systematik Unterstamm: Tracheentiere (Tracheata) Überklasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• termite mound — /ˈtɜmaɪt maʊnd/ (say termuyt mownd) noun the large earth mound which termites build to contain their nest …  

• Formosan subterranean termite — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• Bird nest — For animal nests in general, see Nest. For other uses, see Bird s nest. Deep cup nest of the Great Reed warbler A bird nest is the spot in which a bird lays and incubates its eggs and raises its young. Although the term popularly refers to a… …   Wikipedia

• magnetic termite — /mægˌnɛtɪk ˈtɜmaɪt/ (say mag.netik termuyt) noun a termite, Amitermes meridionalis, named from the large nest built by a whole colony of the species, which is up to three metres in height, with narrow ends pointing approximately north and south,… …