Kalotermes (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of Kalotermitidae; termites destructive of wood and living trees.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Kalotermes is the type genus of the family Kalotermitidae, consisting of termites known to infest and damage structural wood.
- A team of entomologists conducted an experiment to assess the destructive impact of kalotermes on trees along a riverbank.
- The ancient Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder is believed to have mentioned a species of kalotermes in his works.
- In a 19th-century edition of the Illustrated Dictionary of the Animal Kingdom, a photograph is printed showing the extensive wood damage caused by an infestation of kalotermes.
- As it often resembles their preferred food source, structural wood is greatly susceptible to the depredations of various kalotermes species.