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