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Social crawlers (8)

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termites

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'social crawlers' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for termites that I've seen before include "Ant-like insects that feed on wood" , "Destructive workers" , "Ant-like social insect that feeds on wood" , "Flightless insects living in mounds" .)

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