Hypertext Webster Gateway: "termites"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Termes \Ter"mes\ (t[~e]r"m[=e]z), n.; pl. {Termites}
(-m[i^]*t[=e]z). [L. termes, tarmes, -itis, a woodworm. Cf.
{Termite}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or
termites. See {Termite}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Termite \Ter"mite\, n.; pl. {Termites}. [F. See {Termes}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects
belonging to {Termes} and allied genera; -- called also
{white ant}. See Illust. of {White ant}.
Note: They are very abundant in tropical countries, and are
noted for their destructive habits, their large nests,
their remarkable social instincts, and their division
of labor among the polymorphic individuals of several
kinds. Besides the males and females, each nest has
ordinary workers, and large-headed individuals called
soldiers.
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