n. See termite. [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 ).] i·sopter·an, i·sopter·ous (-tər-əs) adj. |
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