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单词 termite
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termite

/ˈtɜːmaɪt/
noun
1
a small, pale soft-bodied insect that lives in large colonies with several different castes, typically within a mound of cemented earth. Many kinds feed on wood and can be highly destructive to trees and timber.
白蚁。亦称WHITE ANT.
1.1
Order Isoptera: several families.
等翅目:数科。
词源
late 18th cent.: from late Latin termes, termit- 'woodworm', alteration of Latin tarmes, perhaps by association with terere 'to rub'.
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