Termitoidae
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Late Latin termes, alteration of Latin tarmes (“woodworm”), + -oidae
Proper noun
Termitoidae
- A taxonomic epifamily within the order Blattodea – termites, in some of the modern classifications that place them as specialized roaches.
Hypernyms
- (epifamily in Blattodea): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Dicondylia - clade; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Polyneoptera - cohort; Dictyoptera - clade; Blattodea - order; Blattoidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (epifamily in Blattodea): †Cratomastotermitidae, Mastotermitidae, †Termopsidae, Archotermopsidae, Hodotermitidae, Stolotermitidae, Kalotermitidae, †Archeorhinotermitidae, Stylotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae, Serritermitidae, Termitidae - families
Coordinate terms
- (epifamily in Blattoidea): Cryptocercoidae
References
Termites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Isoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Termitoidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Termitoidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
