termitary

ter·mi·tar·y

(tûr′mĭ-tĕr′ē)

n. pl. ter·mi·tar·ies

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termitary

(ˈtɜːmɪtərɪ)

n, pl -ries

a termite nest

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ter•mi•tar•i•um

(ˌtɜr mɪˈtɛər i əm)

n., pl. -tar•i•a (-ˈtɛər i ə)

a termites' nest.

[1860–65; < New Latin termit(ēs), pl. of termes termite]

Translations

термитник

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Eugene Marais, the depressive South African naturalist and journalist of the early twentieth century, should be considered the first philosopher of the termitary, a man who spent much of his life puzzling out the dimensions of the swarm and its meaning.