noun
Isoptera; termite order
Scientific taxonomic term for the order of insects that includes termites. In everyday Japanese, termites are usually referred to as シロアリ (白蟻).
See also: 白蟻
等翅目は、かつてゴキブリ目に含まれていたこともある。
Isoptera was once included in the order Blattodea.
シロアリは等翅目に属する昆虫の総称だ。
Termites are a general term for insects belonging to the order Isoptera.