order Isoptera

Thesaurus

Noun

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order Isoptera - order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota Isoptera animal order - the order of animals class Hexapoda, class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta - insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species family Termitidae, Termitidae - termites termite, white ant - whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood family Rhinotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae - large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions family Mastotermitidae, Mastotermitidae - primitive termites family Kalotermitidae, Kalotermitidae - primitive termites of warm regions

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