˜yÐÄvlog

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termitic

[ ter-mit-ik ]

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, produced by, or infested with termites.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of termitic1

First recorded in 1880–85; termite + -ic
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With the help of symbiotic bacteria and protozoa packed into the termitic paunch at what might be the highest microbial densities in nature, termites thrive by eating what others can’t or won’t: wood, dung, lichen, even dirt.

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The depraved dilettantists, the foetid amoralists, have accomplished their termitic task; the tottering ruins must be brought down before they can be built up again.

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