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TERMITES

\tˈɜːma͡ɪts], \tˈɜːma‍ɪts], \t_ˈɜː_m_aɪ_t_s]\

Definitions of TERMITES

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1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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An order of insects, restricted mostly to the tropics, containing at least eight families. A few species occur in temperate regions of North America.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
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of Termes

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A species of ant, mostly found within the tropics, very destructive to trees and the wood-work of houses; the white ant.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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