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Definition of Termitaria
1. termitarium [n] - See also: termitarium
Lexicographical Neighbors of Termitaria
Literary usage of Termitaria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Assessment of the Value of Woodland Landscape Function to Local Communities by Tim Lynam (2003)
"The termitaria range in height from 1.5m to 3m and the diameter is usually >5m.
Most termitaria support both woody and non-woody ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists (1869)
"... and the whole disappeared in one of the spacious tubular cavities, which always
traverse these old termitaria from the summit to the base. ..."
3. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1908)
"... (1894) he mentions their occurrence also in the termitaria of Madagascar and
Brazil. Most frequently, however, both in temperate and tropical regions, ..."
4. Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil: With a Full Account of the Gold by Richard Francis Burton (1869)
"The Cupim-nests, I or termitaria, are lumpy pillars and pyramids of clay, yellow
or drab coloured, as may be the subsoil, and sometimes 5 or 6 ..."
5. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1899)
"... from South African termitaria (Deutsche ent. Zeitschr., 1899, p. 178), is
evidently allied to ..."
6. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1896)
"At present we have in the Museum a quite wonderful collection of Termites and
parts of their termitaria, formed by Mr. Haviland, chiefly in Borneo and ..."
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