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Isoptera — noun order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota • Syn: ↑order Isoptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Insecta, ↑class Insecta, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Isoptera — Pour l’article homophone, voir thermite. Isoptères (termites) … Wikipédia en Français
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
Termite — Not to be confused with Termit (disambiguation), Thermite, or Turmite. This article is about insects. For other uses, see Termite (disambiguation). Termite Temporal range: 228–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Amitermitinae — Taxobox name = Amitermitinae fossil range = Late Triassic Recent image width = 250px image caption = Dry twigs covered with soil by feeding activities of encrusting termites, Gnathamitermis perplexus in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. regnum =… … Wikipedia
termite — /terr muyt/, n. any of numerous pale colored, soft bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc. Also called white ant. [1775 85; taken as sing. of… … Universalium
Ant — For other uses, see Ant (disambiguation). Ants Temporal range: 130–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Mastotermes — Giant Northern Termite Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
isopterous — adjective see isoptera * * * /uy sop teuhr euhs/, adj. belonging or pertaining to social insects of the order Isoptera, comprising the termites. [ < NL Isopter(a) + OUS; see ISO , PTEROUS] * * * isopˈterous adjective • • • Main E … Useful english dictionary
