transcription, транскрипция: [ fȯr-ˈmō-s ə n-, fər-, -z ə n- ]
noun
Etymology: Formosa (Taiwan)
Date: 1968
: a large termite ( Coptotermes formosanus of the family Rhinotermitidae) native to Taiwan and nearby areas and introduced into Hawaii, California, and some southern United States states where it is a destructive pest of wooden structures — called also Formosan subterranean termite