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White ant

noun

Whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood. Synonym: termite.

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"White ant" Quotes from Famous Books

... undoubtedly the chief offender in Brazil, although great is the number of insects prejudicial to the trees. The most terrible of all, perhaps, are the ants and termites, such as the Termes opacus, which attack and destroy the roots of young trees. The cupim (Termes album) or white ant, and the carregador or Sauba, a giant ant with which we shall get fully acquainted later on our journey, are implacable enemies of all plants. Also the quen-quen, another kind of ant. These ants are ...

— Across Unknown South America • Arnold Henry Savage Landor

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... ground of the marsh in the filthy hut, as the heavy dew at night necessitated shelter. With great difficulty I accompanied Ibrahim and a few men to the bank of the river where we had landed the day before, and, climbing upon a white ant hill to obtain a view over the high reeds, I scanned the village with a telescope. The scene was rather exciting; crowds of people were rushing about in all directions and gathering from all quarters toward the river; ...

— In the Heart of Africa • Samuel White Baker

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Words linked to "White ant" : Mastotermes darwiniensis, dry-wood termite, Isoptera, insect, Mastotermes electromexicus, Reticulitermes lucifugus, order Isoptera, Mastotermes electrodominicus, Reticulitermes flanipes