termitarium
Americannoun
plural
termitarianoun
Etymology
Origin of termitarium
1860–65; < New Latin termit ( ēs ), plural of termes termite + -arium
Example Sentences
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This well-appointed, bustling termitarium does not seem the natural habitat of a writer, but Turow blends in easily.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the upper part of the termitarium are the nurseries—many nurseries—for no one nursery could care for any such numbers of babies as the queen has.
From The Adventures of a Grain of Dust by Hawksworth, Hallam
These are always found in every perfect termitarium.
From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The termitarium has as many rooms in it as a big hotel—oh, I don't know how many—and they are all built around the chambers of the king and queen.
From The Adventures of a Grain of Dust by Hawksworth, Hallam
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