"termite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-termite.wav Forms: termites [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)maɪt Etymology: From French termite, which is from Latin termites, plural of termes. Also possibly a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *term- (“drill”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|termite}} French termite, {{der|en|la|termites}} Latin termites, {{der|en|ine-pro|*term-||drill}} Proto-Indo-European *term- (“drill”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} termite (plural termites)
  1. A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea. Categories (lifeform): Termites Synonyms (white-bodied, wood-consuming insect): termes, white ant, wood ant Translations (insect): kamuë (Acehnese), anay (Aklanon), أَرَضَة (ʔaraḍa) [feminine] (Arabic), տերմիտ (termit) (Armenian), উঁই (ũi) (Assamese), urup (Banjarese), termita (Basque), tirupuod (Bau Bidayuh), тэрмі́т (termít) [masculine] (Belarusian), aloy (Bikol Central), термит (termit) [masculine] (Bulgarian), tèrmit [masculine] (Catalan), anay (Cebuano), belasuwuk (Central Melanau), ma'lus̈hana (Chamicuro), क्र्राः (Chepang), 白蟻 (Chinese Mandarin), 白蚁 (báiyǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), termit [masculine] (Czech), termitter [common-gender] (Danish), termiet [masculine] (Dutch), termito (Esperanto), termiit (Estonian), baba (Ewe), termiitti (Finnish), termite [masculine] (French), térmite [masculine] (Galician), თერმიტი (termiṭi) (Georgian), Termite [feminine] (German), τερμίτες (termítes) (Greek), gàrā (Hausa), טרמיט (Hebrew), anay (Hiligaynon), दीमक (dīmak) [feminine] (Hindi), termesz (Hungarian), maur [masculine] (Icelandic), termito (Ido), anay (Ilocano), rayap (Indonesian), anai-anai (Indonesian), semut putih (Indonesian), termite [masculine] (Italian), シロアリ (shiro-ari) (Japanese), 白蟻 (shiro-ari) (alt: しろあり) (Japanese), laron (Javanese), anay (Kalagan), ಗೆದ್ದಲು (geddalu) (Kannada), ane (Kapampangan), аққұмырсқа (aqqūmyrsqa) (Kazakh), កណ្ដៀរ (kɑndiə) (Khmer), mũthũa [class-3] (Kikuyu), nguya (english: winged) [class-10, class-9] (Kikuyu), tantanai (Kimaragang), 흰개미 (huin'gaemi) (Korean), lakoy (Lubuagan Kalinga), votry (Malagasy), anai-anai (Malay), kelekatu (english: winged, alate types) (Malay), ചിതൽ (cital) (Malayalam), anay (Mansaka), tsinaʼayąʼii (Navajo), termitt [masculine] (Norwegian), termit [masculine] (Occitan), formiga blanca [feminine] (Occitan), موریانه (Persian), termit [masculine] (Polish), térmite [feminine] (Portuguese), térmita [feminine] (Portuguese), cupim [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), ਸਓਂਕ (saoṅka) [feminine] (Punjabi), termită [feminine] (Romanian), терми́т (termít) [masculine] (Russian), termit [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), termit [masculine] (Slovak), termit [masculine] (Slovene), termes [masculine] (Spanish), comején [masculine] (Spanish), termita (polysemic) [feminine] (Spanish), térmite [feminine] (Spanish), anay [Philippines, masculine] (Spanish), sepe [Bolivia, masculine] (Spanish), uduloso (Sranan Tongo), ᮛᮤᮑᮥᮂ (rinyuh) (Sundanese), mchwa (Swahili), termit [common-gender] (Swedish), bubuk (Tagal Murut), anay (Tagalog), bukbok (Tagalog), கறையான் (kaṟaiyāṉ) (Tamil), термит (termit) (Tatar), anay (Tausug), చెద (ceda) (Telugu), ปลวก (bplùuak) (Thai), cincai (Tyap), термі́т (termít) [masculine] (Ukrainian), mối (Vietnamese), tärmit (Volapük), anei-anei (West Coast Bajau), max mi (Wolof), mermor (Zazaki)
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  2. A contemptible person.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: compass termite, dampwood termite, magnetic termite, termite bug, termite of the sea, turmite, Formosan termite

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-termite.wav Forms: termites [present, singular, third-person], termiting [participle, present], termited [participle, past], termited [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)maɪt Etymology: From French termite, which is from Latin termites, plural of termes. Also possibly a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *term- (“drill”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|termite}} French termite, {{der|en|la|termites}} Latin termites, {{der|en|ine-pro|*term-||drill}} Proto-Indo-European *term- (“drill”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} termite (third-person singular simple present termites, present participle termiting, simple past and past participle termited)
  1. (intransitive) Of a chimpanzee: to catch termites by inserting a stick or vine into their nest and waiting for them to climb up it. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: cathedral termite, drywood termite, meridian termite, spinifex termite, subterranean termite, termitarium, termite mound, termiticide
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: compass termite, dampwood termite, magnetic termite, termite bug, termite of the sea, turmite

Inflected forms

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      "word": "tantanai"
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      "word": "흰개미"
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      "word": "tsinaʼayąʼii"
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      "word": "mchwa"
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      "word": "anay"
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      "code": "ta",
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      "roman": "ceda",
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      "word": "చెద"
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      "word": "ปลวก"
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      "word": "mối"
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