termes Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the Termitidae
    genus Termes.
  2. verb name formally or designate with a term
    term.

WordNet

Ter"mes noun
Etymology
L. termes, tarmes, -itis, a woodworm. Cf. Termite.
Wordforms
plural Termities
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or termites. See Termite.

Webster 1913