Definitions
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- adjective relating to or characteristic of insects of the order Isoptera
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From New Latin Isoptera, order name : Greek īsos, equal + Greek pteron, wing (from the equal length of the two pairs of wings borne by a swarming adult termite ).]
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