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termite

Pronunciation: /ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/

The English word “termite” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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

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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