RHINOTERMITIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions

Synonyms:

family Rhinotermitidae; Rhinotermitidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

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

Isoptera; order Isoptera (order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota)

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