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termite

/tur-mahyt/US // ˈtɜr maɪt //UK // (ˈtɜːmaɪt) //

白蚁,白虫,白虫病,白蟻

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of numerous pale-colored, soft-bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc.

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Examples

  • Inside it, various members of the termite colony perform different tasks.

  • If you think you have termites or bedbugs, it’s especially important to get multiple proposals.

  • These subterranean termites native to East Asia have spread around the globe via trade.

  • Naked mole-rat groups seem more like ant or termite colonies than mammal societies.

  • A couple of years ago, a network of termite mounds in Brazil was discovered that is as large as Great Britain.

  • It turns out, however, that Adamo's pieces are very closely based on real termite mounds.

  • What drew you to the theme and why did you choose to set Lark & Termite in the past, and not say, during the current Iraq War?

  • Lark & Termite (Random House) marks a critical comeback for Phillips.

  • Its faceted termite eyes were expressionless diamonds, but the antennae gleamed a desperate saffron.

  • I killed her legitimate consort and substituted my own candidate after having anointed him with the genuine termite smell.

  • In many of the ant and termite colonies still greater differences exist between the different sets of individuals.

  • White′-alloy′, a cheap alloy used to imitate silver; White′-ant, a termite.

  • Nasuti: that type of termite soldiers that have the head prolonged into a point.