dry-wood termite

English Thesaurus

1. any of various termites that live in and feed on dry wood that is not connected with the soil (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	termite, white ant,
definition	:	whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	cryptotermes brevis, powder-post termite,
definition	:	extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions (noun.animal)