termite

/ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/

IPA: /T ER1 M AY0 T/

noun

1
A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

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verb

1
Of a chimpanzee: to catch termites by inserting a stick or vine into their nest and waiting for them to climb up it.

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