RETICULITERMES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Reticulitermes mean? 

• RETICULITERMES (noun)
  The noun RETICULITERMES has 1 sense:

1. includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees

  Familiarity information: RETICULITERMES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RETICULITERMES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Reticulitermes; Reticulitermes

Hypernyms ("Reticulitermes" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Reticulitermes"):

Reticulitermes flanipes (destructive United States termite)

Reticulitermes lucifugus (destructive European termite)

Holonyms ("Reticulitermes" is a member of...):

family Termitidae; Termitidae (termites)