termite

A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

Noun

A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.
- Linnæus describes this insect under the Latin name of Termes; and citizen Cuvier speaks of it under that of Termites. The vulgar call it by that of white ant, or fourmi vaguevague. The termites divide themselves into...
A contemptible person.
- This two faced termite has the nerve to talk. - 2019, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 31:

Inferred singular of termites, the plural of Latin termes (“woodworm”), which was used for termites by Linnaeus.

Of a chimpanzee: to catch termites by inserting a stick or vine into their nest and waiting for them to climb up it.