ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ)tərˈmid.əˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Kalotermit-, Kalotermes, type genus + -idae
: a family of primitive termites occurring in most warm regions and including many serious destroyers of wood and growing trees — compare cryptotermes ; see dry-wood termite