单词 | termitophilous |
释义 | > as lemmastermitophilous termitophilous adj. Brit. , U.S. inhabiting a termite nest; having a symbiotic or mutualistic relationship with a termite colony.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > making or occupying nest > inhabiting nests of or feeding on termites termitophilous1886 termitophagous1899 1886 E. A. Schwarz in Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 1 160 In North America only a few termitophilous species have hitherto been observed. 1933 Jrnl. N.Y. Entomol. Soc. 41 234 Jeannel states that the beetle is termitophilous, but Fall indicates that the possibility of it being myrmecophilous has not been entirely excluded. 1974 Geography 59 313 Saprophytic termitophilous fungi decompose this material which is then used by the termites. 2007 W. J. Bell et al. Cockroaches iii. 52/1 Of the approximately 20 species in the widely distributed genus Nocticola, most are cavernicolous, a few are epigean or termitophilous. < as lemmas |
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