MASTOTERMES DARWINIENSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mastotermes darwiniensis mean? 

• MASTOTERMES DARWINIENSIS (noun)
  The noun MASTOTERMES DARWINIENSIS has 1 sense:

1. Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites

  Familiarity information: MASTOTERMES DARWINIENSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MASTOTERMES DARWINIENSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Mastotermes darwiniensis" is a kind of...):

termite; white ant (whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood)

Holonyms ("Mastotermes darwiniensis" is a member of...):

genus Mastotermes; Mastotermes (primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive Isoptera)