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termite
noun
verb
A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.
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/ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/
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noun
A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.
verb
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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