isopterous

isopterous
adjective

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/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]

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isopˈterous adjective
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Main Entry: ↑Isoptera

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isopterous, a.
(aɪˈsɒptərəs)
[f. iso- + πτερ-όν wing, -πτερ-ος -winged + -ous. Cf. late Gr. ἰσόπτερος swift as flight.]
Having equal wings; spec. in Entom. Belonging to, or having the characters of, the Isoptera (reckoned by some as a sub-order of Neuroptera), comprising the termites or white ants, having four large equal wings.

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  • isopterous — /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] * * * …   Universalium

  • isopterous — isop·te·rous …   English syllables

  • isopterous — /aɪˈsɒptərəs/ (say uy soptuhruhs) adjective belonging to the order Isoptera, which contains the social insects termites …  

  • white ant — /ˈwaɪt ænt/ (say wuyt ant) noun 1. any of various species of wood eating isopterous insects which, like ants, exhibit social organisation and often form enormous moist colonies; destructive of trees, wooden fences, houses, etc.; termite. –phrase… …  

  • i|sop|ter|ous — «y SOP tuhr uhs», adjective. having to do with or belonging to termites: »American isopterous insects have four wings that are all equal in size. ╂[< New Latin Isoptera the order name (< iso equal + Greek pterón wing) + English ous] …   Useful english dictionary

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