Termitidæ (term i tide)

pl. [NL. (West wood, 1839), term i tine termitophile (ter'mi-to-fil), n . [ phil us : see term i to phil ous .] An insect which lives in the nests of white ants. Insects of sev- eral orders are found in those nests, notably members of the rove-beetle genus Philotermes. term i to phil ous (ter-mi-tof'i-lus), a. [ * term i to phil us , termes ( term it- ) , termite, + Gr. φιλεῖν , love.] Fond of termites: noting insects which live in the nests of white ants. E. A. Schwarz, Proc. Entom. Soc., Washington, I. 160. termle (térm'les), a. [ term + -le .] 1. Having no term or end; unlimited; boundle ; endle ; limitle . Ne hath their day, ne hath their bli e, an end, But there their termele e time in pleasure spend. His phœnix down began but to appear Like unshorn velvet on that termle skin. Bacon , Office of Alienations. If there was any particular thing in the busine of the house which you disliked,. I would put it in or der for you termly, or weekly, or daily. Scott, Rob Roy, ii. termor (ter'mor), n. [ term-piece (term'pēs), n. Same as term, 5. Termination. Piers Plowman termysont, n. (C), iv. 409.