termes

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈtɜːmiːz/

Definition of termes

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A termite.
    “These turret nests, built by two different species of Termites.”
    “The termes, or what is called the white ant, infests this island.”
    “The termes of South Africa is not the destructive species.”

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Etymology

From the translingual Termes (genus name), from Late Latin termes, late variant of Classical Latin tarmes (“woodworm”).

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