white ant

/waɪt ænt/

/hwaɪt ænt/

Other forms: white ants

Definitions of white ant

1. noun

   whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
   synonyms: termite

   types:

   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

   Mastotermes electrodominicus

   extinct termite found in amber in the Dominican Republic

   Cryptotermes brevis, powder-post termite

   extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions

   type of:

   insect

   a small creature with six legs, three body fragments, two antennae, and usually wings belonging in the Arthropoda phylum