family Rhinotermitidae

family Rhinotermitidae
noun
large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions
Syn: ↑Rhinotermitidae
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
Member Holonyms: ↑Isoptera, ↑order Isoptera

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