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]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Termes
    n 1: type genus of the Termitidae [syn: Termes, genus
         Termes]