Isoptera

Translingual

Etymology

A compound of the Ancient Greek roots ἴσος (ísos) +‎ πτερά (pterá).

Proper noun

Isoptera

A taxonomic clade within the order Blattodea – termites.

Synonyms

Termitoidae

Hypernyms

(clade): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Polyneoptera - superorder; Blattodea - order; Blattoidea - superfamily

References

Termite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Isoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Isoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Termitoidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Isoptera at World Register of Marine Species

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