isopteran

i·sop·ter·an

I5280200 (ī-sŏp′tə-rən)n. See termite.

[From New Latin Isoptera, order name : Greek īsos, equal + Greek pteron, wing (from the equal length of the two pairs of wings borne by a swarming adult termite ).]

i·sop′ter·an, i·sop′ter·ous (-tər-əs) adj.

isopteran

(aɪˈsɒptərən) n (Zoology) zoology a member of the order Isoptera which includes social, colonizing insects such as termites

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Adj.

isopteran - relating to or characteristic of insects of the order Isoptera