单词 | termes |
释义 | ‖ termes|ˈtɜːmiːz| Pl. termites |ˈtɜːmɪtiːz|. [mod.L. (Linnæus 1748), a. late L. termes (Isidore) a wood-worm, earlier also tarmes, f. root of L. terere, Gr. τείρ-ειν to rub, bore.] = termite.
[1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Termes, (Lat.)..also a little Worm commonly call'd a Death-watch; a Maggot, or Gentle.] 1781Termites [see termite]. 1800Asiat. Ann. Reg. 5/2 The termes, or what is called the white ant, infests this island. 1834Pringle Afr. Sk. viii. 287 The termes of South Africa is not the destructive species. |

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