Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Termes \Ter"mes\ (t[~e]r"m[=e]z), n.; pl. {Termites}
   (-m[i^]*t[=e]z). [L. termes, tarmes, -itis, a woodworm. Cf.
   {Termite}.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or
   termites. See {Termite}.

Source : WordNet®

Termes
     n : type genus of the Termitidae [syn: {genus Termes}]