Ptinidae
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Ptinidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – very many wood-boring beetles, including spider beetles and deathwatch beetles, formerly often included in family Anobiidae.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Bostrichiformia - infraorder; Bostrichoidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Anobiinae, Dorcatominae, Dryophilinae, Ernobiinae, Eucradinae, Mesocoelopodinae, Ptilininae, Ptininae, Xyletininae (subfamilies)
References
Ptinidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ptinidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Ptinidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ptinidae at the Tree of Life Web Project
