family termitidae

English Thesaurus

1. termites (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod family,
definition	:	any of the arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	genus termes, termes,
definition	:	type genus of the Termitidae (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	genus reticulitermes, reticulitermes,
definition	:	includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	isoptera, order isoptera,
definition	:	order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota (noun.animal)