From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Termes \Ter"mes\ (t[~e]r"m[=e]z), n.; pl. Termites
(-m[i^]*t[=e]z). [L. termes, tarmes, -itis, a woodworm. Cf.
Termite.] (Zool.)
A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or
termites. See Termite.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
Termes
n 1: type genus of the Termitidae [syn: Termes, genus
Termes]