noun
includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees
• Syn: ↑genus Reticulitermes
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Termitidae, ↑family Termitidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑Reticulitermes flanipes, ↑Reticulitermes lucifugus
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\\rə̇|tikyələ+\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a widely distributed genus of termites that includes several forms common in the United States
Useful english dictionary. 2012.