We found 3 definitions of white ant from 3 different sources.
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white ant - whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood | ||
termite | ||
insect small air-breathing arthropod | ||
isoptera, order isoptera order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota | ||
dry-wood termite any of various termites that live in and feed on dry wood that is not connected with the soil | ||
reticulitermes flanipes destructive United States termite | ||
reticulitermes lucifugus destructive European termite | ||
mastotermes darwiniensis Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites | ||
mastotermes electromexicus an extinct termite found in amber in southern Mexico |