Isoptera
/ʌɪˈsɒptərə
/plural noun Entomology
An order of insects that comprises the termites.Sociality has evolved multiple times, most notably in the Hymenoptera and Isoptera....
- Treeswifts hunt opportunistically and frequently feed on Isoptera and Coleoptera (beetles).
- Insects in the order Isoptera, are better known for eating timber than for being eaten themselves.
Derivatives
isopteran
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from Greek isos 'equal' + pteron 'wing'.
- keen-witted
- keep
- keepable
- keep a check on
- keep a civil tongue in one's head
- keep an account of
- keep an eye on
- keep an eye out (or open)
- keep a (or the) lid on
- keep a tight rein on
- keep at (or keep someone at)
- keep away (or keep someone away)
- keep a weather eye on
- keep back (or keep someone/thing back)
- keep body and soul together
- keep cave
- keep company with
- keep count (or a count)
- keep down
- keeper
- keepership
- keep-fit
- keep from (or keep someone from)
- keep goal
- keep going