Termes

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Termes \Ter"mes\ (t[~e]r"m[=e]z), n.; pl. {Termites}
     (-m[i^]*t[=e]z). [L. termes, tarmes, -itis, a woodworm. Cf.
     {Termite}.] (Zool.)
     A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or
     termites. See {Termite}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Termes
       n : type genus of the Termitidae [syn: {genus Termes}]