waitpela binatang

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From waitpela (“white”) +‎ binatang (“insect”).

Noun

waitpela binatang

  1. termite
    • 1997, anonymous author, Kirap!‎[1]:
      Sampela i tok, wok bilong waitpela binatang i mekim na pasin bilong ol Afrika long sapim diwai i stap yet.
      Some say that African art owes a debt to the white ant, or termite.
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