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:See also: Termite
English
Etymology
appendix:Glossary#back-formation|Back-formation termites was the three-syllable plural of termes but the singular was lost, the plural given two syllables, and now we have termite and termites.
From Latin termes, as in 'terminal', meaning those that terminate, or destroy.
Noun
en-noun
- A white bodied, wood consuming insect of the order Isoptera.
Translations
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Basque: termita
Czech: termit m
Danish: termitter
Dutch: termiet
Estonian: termiit
Finnish: termiitit
French: termites
German: Termite f
Greek: �ε�μί�ε�
Hebrew: �ר���
Hungarian: termesz
Italian: termiti
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Japanese: ã�·ã�ã�¢ã�ª (ç�½è�», shiro-ari)
Korean: ��미 huin-gaemi
Norwegian: termitt m
Polish: termit m
Portuguese: térmites
Slovak: termity
Slovenian: termit
Spanish: termitas
Swedish: termiter
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Category:Back-formations
Category:Insects
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