dry-wood termite

Definitions of dry-wood termite
  1. noun
    any of various termites that live in and feed on dry wood that is not connected with the soil
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    types:
    Cryptotermes brevis, powder-post termite
    extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions
    type of:
    termite, white ant
    whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
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