Termagant

ter'ma-gant, n. A boisterous, brawling, turbulent woman. [Orig. a fabled deity of the Mohammedans, extremely vociferous and tumultuous in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows.] —Ter'magancy, -gan-sT, n. State or quality of being termagant; turbulence; tumultuousne . Termes, tei-'mez, «., pi. -mites, -mi-tez, Ter'mite, pi. -mixes, -mitz. A voracious om- ^.^ nivorous neuropterous insect, £ a somewhat resembling the ant, mostly found within the tropics, and very destructive to trees and wood-work white ant. [L. termes, tarmes, gen. tarmitis, a wood-worm.] Terminal, Terminate, Terminus, etc. See under Term.