Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Termes /(tẽr"mēz)/ · Ter·mes · IPA /ˈtɜːmiːz/ 01 n. A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or termites. See Termite. pl. Termites ((-mĭ*tēz)) 1. A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or termites. See Termite.(Zool.) See: Termite