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

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termite

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termite

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/

Noun

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

Japanese Meaning

シロアリ：白い体を持ち、木材を消費する昆虫（Blattodea目、Isoptera下目に属する）。 / 軽蔑すべき人物（卑劣な人）。

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A single termite can cause significant structural damage if left undetected for years.

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シロアリが1匹でも何年も発見されないままでいると、建物に深刻な構造被害を与えることがあります。

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

Linnæus describes this insect under the Latin name of Termes; and citizen Cuvier speaks of it under that of Termites. The vulgar call it by that of white ant, or fourmi vaguevague. The termites divide themselves into societies: each society builds itself a next, and each nest belongs to an innumerable quantity of these insects, who acknowledge for their chiefs a king and a queen.

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