white ant

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white ant

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From white + ant, reflecting a superficial resemblance to the ant.

noun white ants

  1. dated, informal A termite. The most important point in the work of the white ant remains to be noted. I have already said that the white ant is never seen.

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@misc{white_ant_2026,
  title = {white ant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/white%20ant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}