termiet
Dutch
Etymology
From French termite, from Latin termes (“woodworm, white ant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛrˈmit/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ter‧miet
- Homophone: thermiet
- Rhymes: -it
Noun
termiet m (plural termieten, diminutive termietje n)
- (zoology) A termite, an ant-like colony insect
Synonyms
- witte mier
Derived terms
- termietengast
- termietenheuvel
- termietenkolonie
- termietennest
- termietensoort
- werktermiet
Anagrams
- emitter