Nasutitermes

noun

Na·​su·​ti·​ter·​mes

nāˌsütəˈtər(ˌ)mēz

: a large genus of termites of the family Termitidae whose soldiers are mainly nasutes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from nasuti- (from Latin nasutus) + Latin termes woodworm

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