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  2. Termite - Wikipedia

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    The infraorder name Isoptera is derived from the Greek words iso (equal) and ptera (winged), which refers to the nearly equal size of the fore and hind wings. [15] " Termite" derives from the Latin and Late Latin word termes ("woodworm, white ant"), altered by the influence of Latin terere ("to rub, wear, erode") from the earlier word tarmes.

  3. Kalotermitidae - Wikipedia

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    Kalotermitidae is a family of termites, commonly known as drywood termites. Kalotermitidae includes 21 genera and 419 species. Kalotermitidae includes 21 genera and 419 species. The family has a cosmopolitan circumtropical distribution, and is found in functionally arid environments.

  4. List of organisms with names derived from Indigenous ...

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    Ja-Kapïl, is Puelchean for "shield bearer," the literal meaning of the clade name thyreophora. Kaniukura is Mapudungun for "crest stone", in reference to its deep jaw. [122] Jalapeño (Capsicum annuum var.) pepper: Nahuatl: Jalapeño is Spanish for "from Xalapa", the capital city of Veracruz, Mexico, where

  5. Serritermitidae - Wikipedia

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    Serritermitidae is a family of termites belonging to the infraorder Isoptera in the order Blattodea. [2] The family includes only a few species, which live in South America. Appearance

  6. Blattodea - Wikipedia

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    Blattodea is an order of insects that contains cockroaches and termites. [3] Formerly, termites were considered a separate order, Isoptera, but genetic and molecular evidence suggests they evolved from within the cockroach lineage, cladistically making them cockroaches as well. [4]

  7. How second- and third-generation Latinos are reclaiming the ...

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    How language affects identity and mental health. Though the lack of Spanish fluency is common among second- and third-generation Latinos, it can often result in teasing by family and friends.The ...

  8. Google Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The dictionary content is licensed from Oxford University Press's Oxford Languages. [3] It is available in different languages, such as English, Spanish and French. The service also contains pronunciation audio, Google Translate, a word origin chart, Ngram Viewer, and word games, among other features for the English-language version.

  9. Insect - Wikipedia

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    Among the Aborigines of Australia of the Arrernte language groups, honey ants and witchetty grubs served as personal clan totems. In the case of the 'San' bush-men of the Kalahari , it is the praying mantis that holds much cultural significance including creation and zen -like patience in waiting.