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Meaning of termitarium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌtɜɹ.mɪˈtɛ(ə)ɹ.i.əm/

Definitions

A termite colony.

Equivalents

Examples

“When an opening is made in a termitarium, soldiers crowd into the breach, and either stop the invaders or fill the breach with their termite dead.”
“The females are winged, but shed all but the stumps of the anterior veins after mating, before entering the termitarium.”
“Likewise, given time, the initially rather random clay-gathering activity of termites results in a colossal termitarium, thanks to simple innate inclinations such as the preference to deposit one's ball of clay on larger balls of clay.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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