earthworm vs termite

earthworm

noun
  • A contemptible person; a groveller. 

  • A worm that lives in the ground. 

  • A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina. 

termite

noun
  • A contemptible person. 

  • A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea. 

verb
  • Of a chimpanzee: to catch termites by inserting a stick or vine into their nest and waiting for them to climb up it. 

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