semut putih

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of semut (“ant”) +‎ putih (“white”).

Noun

semut putih (plural semut-semut putih)

  1. termite (a white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea)
    Synonyms: anai-anai, rayap

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