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单词 Isoptera
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Definition of Isoptera in English:

Isoptera

plural nounʌɪˈsɒptərəīˈsäptərə
Entomology
  • An order of insects that comprises the termites.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Insects in the order Isoptera, are better known for eating timber than for being eaten themselves.
    • Isoptera are believed to have evolved from wood-eating Blattaria.
    • Sociality has evolved multiple times, most notably in the Hymenoptera and Isoptera.
    • In Isoptera and Hymenoptera, such as ants, eusocial bees, and wasps, individuals permanently forego their own reproduction for helping others.
    • Treeswifts hunt opportunistically and frequently feed on Isoptera and Coleoptera (beetles).

Derivatives

  • isopteran

  • adjective & noun
    Entomology

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek isos 'equal' + pteron 'wing'.

 
 

Definition of Isoptera in US English:

Isoptera

plural nounīˈsäptərə
Entomology
  • An order of insects that comprises the termites.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sociality has evolved multiple times, most notably in the Hymenoptera and Isoptera.
    • In Isoptera and Hymenoptera, such as ants, eusocial bees, and wasps, individuals permanently forego their own reproduction for helping others.
    • Insects in the order Isoptera, are better known for eating timber than for being eaten themselves.
    • Treeswifts hunt opportunistically and frequently feed on Isoptera and Coleoptera (beetles).
    • Isoptera are believed to have evolved from wood-eating Blattaria.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek isos ‘equal’ + pteron ‘wing’.

 
 
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