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termitarium

/ˌtɜɹ.mɪˈtɛ(ə)ɹ.i.əm/

termitarium noun: a termite colony.

termitarium: a termite colony
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Noun

termitarium (plural termitariums or termitaria)

  1. A termite colony.
    • When an opening is made in a termitarium, soldiers crowd into the breach, and either stop the invaders or fill the breach with their termite dead.2002, Frank N. Young, Jr.; Gene Kritsky, A Survey of Entomology, Writers Club Press, →ISBN, page 163
    • The females are winged, but shed all but the stumps of the anterior veins after mating, before entering the termitarium.2010, P. J. Gullan, P.S. Cranston, The Insects: An Outline of Entomology, Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 332

Forms of termitarium

pluraltermitariums
pluraltermitaria

Origin of termitarium

From termite + -arium.

Questions about termitarium

What does termitarium mean?
Termitarium means a termite colony.
What part of speech is termitarium?
Termitarium is a noun.
How do you pronounce termitarium?
Termitarium is pronounced /ˌtɜɹ.mɪˈtɛ(ə)ɹ.i.əm/.
What is the plural of termitarium?
The plural of termitarium is termitariums.

Words near termitarium in the dictionary

  1. termital
  2. termitaphidid
  3. termitaphidids
  4. termitaria
  5. termitaries
  6. termitarium
  7. termitariums
  8. termitary
  9. termite
  10. termite bug
  11. termite bugs

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