supertermite

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ termite.

Noun

supertermite (plural supertermites)

1. (informal) The Formosan termite (Coptotermes formosanus).
   • 2007, Glenn Taylor, Biogas!, page 34:

     […] but she ultimately decided that the opportunity to work with supertermites was more important than the politics.