termes

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Termes
    n 1: type genus of the Termitidae [syn: {Termes}, {genus
         Termes}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Termes \Ter"mes\ (t[~e]r"m[=e]z), n.; pl. {Termites}
   (-m[i^]*t[=e]z). [L. termes, tarmes, -itis, a woodworm. Cf.
   {Termite}.] (Zool.)
   A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or
   termites. See {Termite}.
   [1913 Webster]