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supertermite

supertermite noun: the Formosan termite (Coptotermes formosanus).

Noun

supertermite (plural supertermites)

  1. (informal) The Formosan termite (Coptotermes formosanus).
    • […] but she ultimately decided that the opportunity to work with supertermites was more important than the politics.2007, Glenn Taylor, Biogas!, page 34

Forms of supertermite

pluralsupertermites

Origin of supertermite

From super- + termite.

Questions about supertermite

What does supertermite mean?
Supertermite means the Formosan termite (Coptotermes formosanus).
What part of speech is supertermite?
Supertermite is a noun.
What is the plural of supertermite?
The plural of supertermite is supertermites.

Words near supertermite in the dictionary

  1. supertempests
  2. supertemporal
  3. supertend
  4. supertensor
  5. supertensors
  6. supertermite
  7. supertermites
  8. superterrane
  9. superterranean
  10. superterraneous
  11. superterranes

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