Termes \Ter"mes\ (t[~e]r"m[=e]z), n.; pl. Termites (-m[i^]*t[=e]z). [L. termes, tarmes, -itis, a woodworm. Cf. Termite.]

(Zo["o]l.) A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or termites. See Termite.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)