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Meaning of Termite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt

Definitions

  1. A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.
  2. A contemptible person.

Equivalents

Български термит
Català tèrmit
Čeština termit termití všekaz
Deutsch Termite
Ελληνικά τερμίτες
فارسی موریانه
Suomi termiitti
Hausa Gara
Magyar termesz
Bahasa Indonesia anai-anai rayap semut putih
Íslenska maur
Italiano termite
日本語 シロアリ 白蟻
ქართული თერმიტი
Қазақша аққұмырсқа
ខ្មែរ កណ្ដៀរ
한국어 흰개미
Kurdî ane anê dîvik sêpê
Malagasy votry
Te Reo Māori ane
മലയാളം ചിതൽ
Bahasa Melayu anai-anai
Nederlands termiet
Polski termit
Português cupim térmita térmite
Română termită
Русский термит
Slovenščina termit
Svenska termit
Kiswahili mchwa
தமிழ் கறையான்
తెలుగు చెద
ไทย ปลวก
Tagalog anay bukbok
Українська терміт
Tiếng Việt moi

Examples

“Linnæus describes this insect under the Latin name of Termes; and citizen Cuvier speaks of it under that of Termites. The vulgar call it by that of white ant, or fourmi vaguevague. The termites divide themselves into societies: each society builds itself a next, and each nest belongs to an innumerable quantity of these insects, who acknowledge for their chiefs a king and a queen.”
“This two faced termite has the nerve to talk.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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