termite
nounHow many syllables in termite?
There are 2 syllables in the word termite.How to pronounce termite:
Definition of termite:
- termite (noun):
- whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood.
- any of numerous pale-colored soft-bodied social insects (order isoptera) that live in colonies consisting usually of winged sexual forms, wingless sterile workers, and soldiers, feed on wood, and include some which are very destructive to wooden structures and trees
Synonyms for termite:
insect
isoptera
mastotermes darwiniensis
mastotermes electrodominicus
mastotermes electromexicus
order isoptera
reticulitermes flanipes
reticulitermes lucifugus
white ant
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