Termitoidae

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Latin termes, alteration of Latin tarmes (“woodworm”), +‎ -oidae

Proper noun

Termitoidae

A taxonomic epifamily within the superfamily Blattoidea – the termites, in some of the modern classifications that place them as specialized roaches (in order Blattodea).

Hypernyms

(epifamily in Blattoidea): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Dictyoptera - order; Blattodea - suborder; Blattoidea - superfamily

Coordinate terms

(epifamily in Blattoidea): Cryptocercoidae

References

Termites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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