Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

formosan termite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: for-mosan ter-mite
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The termite Coptotermes formosanus, local to China and introduced elsewhere, and known for its large colonies that can consume wood at a rapid rate.

Inflected Forms

Formosan termites (plural)

Synonyms

supertermite

Questions

What does formosan termite mean?: The termite Coptotermes formosanus, local to China and introduced elsewhere, and known for its large colonies that can consume wood at a rapid rate.

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