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ENTOMOPHTHORACEAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects

Synonyms:

Entomophthoraceae; family Entomophthoraceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Entomophthoraceae" is a kind of...):

fungus family (includes lichen families)

Meronyms (members of "Entomophthoraceae"):

Entomophthora; genus Entomophthora (type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects)

Holonyms ("Entomophthoraceae" is a member of...):

Entomophthorales; order Entomophthorales (coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae)

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