Kalotermitidae

plural noun

Kal·​o·​ter·​mit·​i·​dae

: a family of primitive termites occurring in most warm regions and including many serious destroyers of wood and growing trees compare cryptotermes see dry-wood termite

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Kalotermit-, Kalotermes, type genus + -idae

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