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CRYPTOCERCIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cryptocercidae mean?
• CRYPTOCERCIDAE (noun)
The noun CRYPTOCERCIDAE has 1 sense:
1. a family of Blattodea
Familiarity information: CRYPTOCERCIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of Blattodea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cryptocercidae; family Cryptocercidae
Hypernyms ("Cryptocercidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Cryptocercidae"):
Cryptocercus; genus Cryptocercus (cockroaches)
Holonyms ("Cryptocercidae" is a member of...):
Blattaria; Blattodea; suborder Blattaria; suborder Blattodea (cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order)
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