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Etymology
From the Late Latin termes, late variant of the Classical Latin tarmes (“woodworm”), used by Linnaeus.
Proper noun
Termes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Termitidae – typical higher termites, of pantropical distribution.
Usage notes
- Termites are not well described. This genus name has been used to include a large number of termites, not necessarily properly associated with the genus as described by Linnaeus.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Polyneoptera – superorder; Isoptera – order; Termitidae – family; Termitinae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Termes fatalis – type species
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Acanthotermes
- Allodontermes
- Ancistrotermes
- Euscaiotermes
- Hypotermes
- Macrotermes
- Megaprotermes
- Microtermes
- Odontotermes
- Parahypotermes
- Protermes
- Pseudacanthotermes
- Sphaerotermes
- Synacanthotermes
- Aciculioiditermes
- Aciculitermes
- Afrosubulitermes
- Agnathotermes
- Ahmaditermes
- Ampoulitermes
- Angularitermes
- Anhangatermes
- Antillitermes
- Araujotermes
- Arcotermes
- Atlantitermes
- Australitermes
- Baucaliotermes
- Bulbitermes
- Caetetermes
- Caribitermes
- Ceylonitermellus
- Ceylonitermes
- Coarctotermes
- Coatitermes
- Coendutermes
- Constrictotermes
- Convexitermes
- Cortaritermes
- Cucurbitermes
- Cyranotermes
- Diversitermes
- Diwaitermes
- Eleanoritermes
- Emersonitermes
- Ereymatermes
- Eutermellus
- Fulleritermes
- Grallatotermes
- Havilanditermes
- Hirtitermes
- Hospitalitermes
- Kalotermes
- Kaudernitermes
- Lacessititermes
- Leptomyxotermes
- Leucopsitermes
- Longipeditermes
- Macrosubulitermes
- Malagasitermes
- Malaysiotermes
- Mimeutermes
- Mironasutitermes
- Mycterotermes
- Nasopilotermes
- Nasutitermes
- Ngauratermes
- Nuiginitermes
- Obtusitermes
- Occasitermes
- Occultitermes
- Oriensubulitermes
- Parvitermes
- Periaciculitermes
- Peribulbitermes
- Postsubulitermes
- Proaciculitermes
- Rhadinotermes
- Roonwalitermes
- Rotunditermes
- Sinonasutitermes
- Sinqasapatermes
- Spatulitermes
- Subulitermes
- Tarditermes
- Tenuirostritermes
- Thailanditermes
- Triangularitermes
- Trinervitermes
- Tumulitermes
- Velocitermes
- Verrucositermes
- Xiaitermes
- Ahamitermes
- Amitermes
- Amphidotermes
- Cephalotermes
- Cylindrotermes
- Drepanotermes
- Eremotermes
- Globitermes
- Gnathamitermes
- Incolitermes
- Invasitermes
- Labritermes
- Microcerotermes
- Orientotermes
- Prohamitermes
- Pseudhamitermes
- Pseudomicrotermes
- Synhamitermes
- Acholotermes
- Acidnotermes
- Acutidentitermes
- Adaiphrotermes
- Aderitotermes
- Adynatotermes
- Aganotermes
- Allognathotermes
- Alyscotermes
- Amalotermes
- Amicotermes
- Anaorotermes
- Anenteotermes
- Anoplotermes
- Apagotermes
- Aparatermes
- Apicotermes
- Asagarotermes
- Astalotermes
- Astratotermes
- Ateuchotermes
- Compositermes
- Coxotermes
- Duplidentitermes
- Eburnitermes
- Euhamitermes
- Eurytermes
- Firmitermes
- Grigiotermes
- Heimitermes
- Hoplognathotermes
- Hoplotermes
- Indotermes
- Jugositermes
- Labidotermes
- Longustitermes
- Machadotermes
- Phoxotermes
- Protohamitermes
- Rostrotermes
- Ruptitermes
- Skatitermes
- Speculitermes
- Tetimatermes
- Trichotermes
- Apilitermes
- Basidentitermes
- Batillitermes
- Crenetermes
- Cubitermes
- Euchilotermes
- Fastigitermes
- Foraminitermes
- Forficulitermes
- Furculitermes
- Gibbotermes
- Lepidotermes
- Megagnathotermes
- Mucrotermes
- Nitiditermes
- Noditermes
- Okavangotermes
- Ophiotermes
- Orthotermes
- Ovambotermes
- Pilotermes
- Proboscitermes
- Procubitermes
- Profastigitermes
- Thoracotermes
- Tuberculitermes
- Unguitermes
- Unicornitermes
- Acangaobitermes
- Armitermes
- Cahualitermes
- Cornitermes
- Curvitermes
- Cyrilliotermes
- Embiratermes
- Ibitermes
- Labiotermes
- Macuxitermes
- Mapinguaritermes
- Noirotitermes
- Paracurvitermes
- Procornitermes
- Rhynchotermes
- Silvestritermes
- Syntermes
- Uncitermes
- Angulitermes
- Apsenterotermes
- Capritermes
- Cavitermes
- Cornicapritermes
- Coxocapritermes
- Crepititermes
- Cristatitermes
- Dentispicotermes
- Dicuspiditermes
- Dihoplotermes
- Divinotermes
- Ekphysotermes
- Ephelotermes
- Genuotermes
- Hapsidotermes
- Hesperotermes
- Homallotermes
- Indocapritermes
- Inquilinitermes
- Kemneritermes
- Krishnacapritermes
- Labiocapritermes
- Lophotermes
- Macrognathotermes
- Malaysiocapritermes
- Mirocapritermes
- Neocapritermes
- Oriencapritermes
- Orthognathotermes
- Paracapritermes
- Pericapritermes
- Planicapritermes
- Protocapritermes
- Promirotermes
- Procapritermes
- Pseudocapritermes
- Quasitermes
- Saxatilitermes
- Sinocapritermes
- Spinitermes
- Syncapritermes
- Xylochomitermes
Descendants
- English: termes
References
Termes (insect) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Termes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Termes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Termes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Termes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Termes at EPPO Global Database European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
- Termes at Index to Organism Names
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Latin
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.mɛs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.mes]
Proper noun
Termes n (indeclinable)
- Lerma (a town in Hispania Tarraconensis)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Florus to this entry?)
- AD 77–79, Gaius Plinius Secundus (author), Karl Friedrich Theodor Mayhoff (editor), Naturalis Historia (1906), book III, chapter xvii:
- arevacis nomen dedit fluvius areva. horum vi oppida, secontia et vxama, quae nomina crebro aliis in locis usurpantur, praeterea segovia et nova augusta, termes ipsaque clunia, celtiberiae finis.
- The river Areva gives its name to the Arevaci; of whom there are six towns, Segontia and Uxama, names which are frequently given to other places, as also Segovia and Nova Augusta, Termes, and Clunia itself, the frontier of Celtiberia. ― translation from: John Bostock and Henry Thomas Riley, The Natural History (1855), book III: “An Account of Countries, Nations, Seas, Towns, Havens, Mountains, Rivers, Distances, and Peoples Who Now Exist or Formerly Existed”, chapter iv (iii): ‘Of Nearer Spain’
- arevacis nomen dedit fluvius areva. horum vi oppida, secontia et vxama, quae nomina crebro aliis in locis usurpantur, praeterea segovia et nova augusta, termes ipsaque clunia, celtiberiae finis.
Derived terms
- Termestīnī
- Termestīnus
Descendants
- French: Termès
References
- “Termes³”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Termes²”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.meːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.mes]
Proper noun
Termēs f sg (genitive Termētis); third declension
- a town in Ionia
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Termes³”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Termēs³”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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