white ant
white ant noun: a termite.
Noun
white ant (plural white ants)
- A termite.
- The most important point in the work of the white ant remains to be noted. I have already said that the white ant is never seen.1885 October, Henry Drummond, “The White Ant: A Theory”, in Popular Science Monthly, page 741
- The most voracious cable-muncher in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of Australia is the termite, or white ant, which eats through both lead and polythene sheathings.1971 June 3, “Technology Review: Spoiling the termite′s dinner”, in New Scientist, page 573
white ant meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
white ant in Tamil
- கறையான், சிதல், செல்
white ant in Urdu
- دیمک
white ant in Telugu
- a white ant
- శిథిలి śithili
Examples of white ant in a sentence
- White ants destroy living plants by removing the epidermal layers, effectively ‘ringbarking’ the subject.1995, Bill Sheat, Gerald Schofield, Complete Gardening in Southern Africa, page 424:
- Our house was built on a hard ferruginous conglomerate, in order to be out of the way of the white ant, but they came in despite the precaution;[…].2010, David Livingstone, “15: Conversations on Rain-Making”, in Roy Richard Grinker, Stephen C. Lubkemann, Christopher B. Steiner, editors...
Forms of white ant
| plural | white ants |
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Origin of white ant
From white + ant, reflecting a superficial resemblance to the ant.
Questions about white ant
- What does white ant mean?
- White ant means a termite.
- What is white ant in Tamil?
- White ant in Tamil is கறையான், சிதல், செல். See White ant meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use white ant in a sentence?
- White ants destroy living plants by removing the epidermal layers, effectively ‘ringbarking’ the subject.
- What part of speech is white ant?
- White ant is a noun.
- What is the plural of white ant?
- The plural of white ant is white ants.
Words near white ant in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: white ant (page history and authors); white ant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); white ant (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); శిథిలి (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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