Associations to the word «Isoptera»

Wiktionary

ISOPTERA, proper noun. A taxonomic order within the subclass Pterygota   — termites.

Dictionary definition

ISOPTERA, noun. Order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats