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white ant

1

noun



white-ant

2

[ hwahyt-ant, wahyt- ]

verb (used with object)

, Australian Informal.
  1. to undermine or subvert from within.

white ant

noun

  1. another name for termite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of white ant1

First recorded in 1675–85

Origin of white ant2

First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences

I took the book to the front porch and sat down on the floor, a foot from a trail of white ants.

Just weeks later, the eggs hatch into young cicadas that look like small white ants.

Hungry white ants have been allowed to burrow happily both into canvases and frames; bat colonies have been tolerated behind portraits of walrus-like viceroys with fantastic topiaries of facial hair.

During dry season, white ants stay inside their hills–these elaborate nests are often palatial palaces up to 26 feet tall.

It would mean that in the South, at least, before very long, white ants, captivated and allured by the scent of wood, would come in their myriads and attack the coffin.

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