Termes

See also: termes and termés

Translingual

Etymology

From the Late Latin termes, late variant of the Classical Latin tarmes (“woodworm”), used by Linnaeus.

Proper noun

Termes m

A taxonomic genus within the family Termitidae.

Usage notes

Termites are not well described. This genus name has been used to include a large number of termites, not necessarily properly associated with the genus as described by Linnaeus.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Polyneoptera - superorder; Isoptera - order; Termitidae - family; Termitinae - subfamily

Derived terms

terms derived from Termes

Acanthotermes
Allodontermes
Ancistrotermes
Euscaiotermes
Hypotermes
Macrotermes
Megaprotermes
Microtermes
Odontotermes
Parahypotermes
Protermes
Pseudacanthotermes
Sphaerotermes
Synacanthotermes
Aciculioiditermes
Aciculitermes
Afrosubulitermes
Agnathotermes
Ahmaditermes
Ampoulitermes
Angularitermes
Anhangatermes
Antillitermes
Araujotermes
Arcotermes
Atlantitermes
Australitermes
Baucaliotermes
Bulbitermes
Caetetermes
Caribitermes
Ceylonitermellus
Ceylonitermes
Coarctotermes
Coatitermes
Coendutermes
Constrictotermes
Convexitermes
Cortaritermes
Cucurbitermes
Cyranotermes
Diversitermes
Diwaitermes
Eleanoritermes
Emersonitermes
Ereymatermes
Eutermellus
Fulleritermes
Grallatotermes
Havilanditermes
Hirtitermes
Hospitalitermes
Kaudernitermes
Lacessititermes
Leptomyxotermes
Leucopsitermes
Longipeditermes
Macrosubulitermes
Malagasitermes
Malaysiotermes
Mimeutermes
Mironasutitermes
Mycterotermes
Nasopilotermes
Nasutitermes
Ngauratermes
Nuiginitermes
Obtusitermes
Occasitermes
Occultitermes
Oriensubulitermes
Parvitermes
Periaciculitermes
Peribulbitermes
Postsubulitermes
Proaciculitermes
Rhadinotermes
Roonwalitermes
Rotunditermes
Sinonasutitermes
Sinqasapatermes
Spatulitermes
Subulitermes
Tarditermes
Tenuirostritermes
Thailanditermes
Triangularitermes
Trinervitermes
Tumulitermes
Velocitermes
Verrucositermes
Xiaitermes
Ahamitermes
Amitermes
Amphidotermes
Cephalotermes
Cylindrotermes
Drepanotermes
Eremotermes
Globitermes
Gnathamitermes
Incolitermes
Invasitermes
Labritermes
Microcerotermes
Orientotermes
Prohamitermes
Pseudhamitermes
Pseudomicrotermes
Synhamitermes
Acholotermes
Acidnotermes
Acutidentitermes
Adaiphrotermes
Aderitotermes
Adynatotermes
Aganotermes
Allognathotermes
Alyscotermes
Amalotermes
Amicotermes
Anaorotermes
Anenteotermes
Anoplotermes
Apagotermes
Aparatermes
Apicotermes
Asagarotermes
Astalotermes
Astratotermes
Ateuchotermes
Compositermes
Coxotermes
Duplidentitermes
Eburnitermes
Euhamitermes
Eurytermes
Firmitermes
Grigiotermes
Heimitermes
Hoplognathotermes
Hoplotermes
Indotermes
Jugositermes
Labidotermes
Longustitermes
Machadotermes
Phoxotermes
Protohamitermes
Rostrotermes
Ruptitermes
Skatitermes
Speculitermes
Tetimatermes
Trichotermes
Apilitermes
Basidentitermes
Batillitermes
Crenetermes
Cubitermes
Euchilotermes
Fastigitermes
Foraminitermes
Forficulitermes
Furculitermes
Gibbotermes
Lepidotermes
Megagnathotermes
Mucrotermes
Nitiditermes
Noditermes
Okavangotermes
Ophiotermes
Orthotermes
Ovambotermes
Pilotermes
Proboscitermes
Procubitermes
Profastigitermes
Thoracotermes
Tuberculitermes
Unguitermes
Unicornitermes
Acangaobitermes
Armitermes
Cahualitermes
Cornitermes
Curvitermes
Cyrilliotermes
Embiratermes
Ibitermes
Labiotermes
Macuxitermes
Mapinguaritermes
Noirotitermes
Paracurvitermes
Procornitermes
Rhynchotermes
Silvestritermes
Syntermes
Uncitermes
Angulitermes
Apsenterotermes
Capritermes
Cavitermes
Cornicapritermes
Coxocapritermes
Crepititermes
Cristatitermes
Dentispicotermes
Dicuspiditermes
Dihoplotermes
Divinotermes
Ekphysotermes
Ephelotermes
Genuotermes
Hapsidotermes
Hesperotermes
Homallotermes
Indocapritermes
Inquilinitermes
Kemneritermes
Krishnacapritermes
Labiocapritermes
Lophotermes
Macrognathotermes
Malaysiocapritermes
Mirocapritermes
Neocapritermes
Oriencapritermes
Orthognathotermes
Paracapritermes
Pericapritermes
Planicapritermes
Protocapritermes
Promirotermes
Procapritermes
Pseudocapritermes
Quasitermes
Saxatilitermes
Sinocapritermes
Spinitermes
Syncapritermes
Xylochomitermes

Descendants

English: termes

References

Termitidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Termitidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Termitidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Termes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Termes at Encyclopedia of Life
Termes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Termes at EPPO Global Database European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
Termes at Index to Organism Names

Latin

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈter.mes/, [ˈt̪ɛrmɛs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈter.mes/, [ˈt̪ɛrmes]

Proper noun

Termes n (indeclinable)

Lerma (a town in Hispania Tarraconensis)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Florus to this entry?)
- AD 77–79, Gaius Plinius Secundus (author), Karl Friedrich Theodor Mayhoff (editor), Naturalis Historia (1906), book III, chapter xvii:
  arevacis nomen dedit fluvius areva. horum vi oppida, secontia et vxama, quae nomina crebro aliis in locis usurpantur, praeterea segovia et nova augusta, termes ipsaque clunia, celtiberiae finis.
  The river Areva gives its name to the Arevaci; of whom there are six towns, Segontia and Uxama, names which are frequently given to other places, as also Segovia and Nova Augusta, Termes, and Clunia itself, the frontier of Celtiberia. ― translation from: John Bostock and Henry Thomas Riley, The Natural History (1855), book III: “An Account of Countries, Nations, Seas, Towns, Havens, Mountains, Rivers, Distances, and Peoples Who Now Exist or Formerly Existed”, chapter iv (iii): ‘Of Nearer Spain’

Derived terms

Termestīnī
Termestīnus

Descendants

French: Termès

References

“Termes³”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Termes² in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈter.meːs/, [ˈt̪ɛrmeːs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈter.mes/, [ˈt̪ɛrmes]

Proper noun

Termēs f sg (genitive Termētis); third declension

a town in Ionia
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Termēs
Genitive	Termētis
Dative	Termētī
Accusative	Termētem
Ablative	Termēte
Vocative	Termēs
Locative	Termētī Termēte

References

“Termes³”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Termēs³ in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Anagrams

termes, tremes