Termitoidae

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

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