D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Termite

/tẽrm'-īt/ · Ter·mite · IPA /ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/
01 n. Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to Termes and allied genera; -- called also white ant. See Illust. of W…
pl. Termites ((#))
  1. 1.
    Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to Termes and allied genera; -- called also white ant. See Illust. of White ant.(Zool.) Also: white ant See: White ant