termiet

Dutch

Etymology

From French termite, from Latin termes (“woodworm, white ant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛrˈmit/

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• Hyphenation: ter‧miet
• Homophone: thermiet
• Rhymes: -it

Noun

termiet m (plural termieten, diminutive termietje n)

1. (zoology) A termite, an ant-like eusocial insect of the infraorder Isoptera.

Synonyms

• witte mier

Derived terms

• termietengast
• termietenheuvel
• termietenkolonie
• termietennest
• termietensoort
• werktermiet

Anagrams

• emitter