isopteran

1. 1.

   relating to or characteristic of insects of the order Isoptera

Questions about isopteran

What does isopteran mean?

isopteran means "relating to or characteristic of insects of the order Isoptera".

How many syllables are in isopteran?

isopteran has 4 syllables and divides as i-sop-te-ran under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is isopteran a common word?

isopteran is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.