Termitoidae

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Termitoidae

1. 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