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Definition of termite : Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to Termes and allied genera; - called also white ant. See Illust. of White ant.

Synonyms:

bloodsucker, beetle, white ant

dung beetle, daddy longlegs, praying mantis, mantis, bookworm, deer fly, katydid, firefly, cockroach, dragonfly, bedbug, nit, fruit fly, tiger moth, silverfish, scorpion, mite, June bug, gadfly, ant, locust, cicada, scarab, tarantula, bee, may fly, black widow, grasshopper, tick, moth, chinch, millipede, midge, cricket, flea, spider, centipede, housefly, horney, stinkbug, tsetse fly, aphid, blowfly, roach, fly, butterfly, wasp, horsefly, horntail, botfly, chigger, mosquito, louse, boll weevil, ladybug, yellow jacket, gnat, earwig, bluebottle

Usage examples:

• The termite is a ghastly menace. - "The Raid on the Termites", Paul Ernst.
• But he had been unable to locate a termite tunnel anywhere. - "The Raid on the Termites", Paul Ernst.
• From side to side it was being filled with a new sort of termite. - "The Raid on the Termites", Paul Ernst.