English noun: order Isoptera | |||
1. | order Isoptera (animal) order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota | ||
Synonyms | Isoptera | ||
Broader (hypernym) | animal order | ||
Member holonym | family Kalotermitidae, family Mastotermitidae, family Rhinotermitidae, family Termitidae, Kalotermitidae, Mastotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae, termite, Termitidae, white ant | ||
Member meronym | class Hexapoda, class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta | ||