Platypodidae

plural noun

Platy·​pod·​i·​dae

: a family of ambrosia beetles occurring mainly in the tropics and subtropics

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Platypod-, Platypus, type genus (from Greek platypod-, platypous flat-footed) + -idae

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