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ter·mi·tar·i·um

 (tûr′mĭ-târ′ē-əm)
n.pl.ter·mi·tar·i·a(-ē-ə)
A nest built by a colony of termites underground, aboveground (usually as a mound), or in a tree, or an artificial nest used to house termites in a laboratory. Also called termitary.
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termitarium

(ˌtɜːmɪˈtɛərɪəm)
n,pl-ia (-ɪə)
(Zoology) the nest of a termite colony
[C20: from termite + -arium]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ter•mi•tar•i•um

(ˌtɜr mɪˈtɛər i əm)

n.,pl.-tar•i•a (-ˈtɛər i ə)
a termites' nest.
[1860–65; < New Latintermit(ēs), pl. oftermestermite]
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