English noun: termite | |||
1. | termite (animal) whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood | ||
Synonyms | white ant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | insect | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dry-wood termite, Mastotermes darwiniensis, Mastotermes electrodominicus, Mastotermes electromexicus, Reticulitermes flanipes, Reticulitermes lucifugus | ||
Member meronym | Isoptera, order Isoptera | ||