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RETICULITERMES LUCIFUGUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Reticulitermes lucifugus mean?
• RETICULITERMES LUCIFUGUS (noun)
The noun RETICULITERMES LUCIFUGUS has 1 sense:
1. destructive European termite
Familiarity information: RETICULITERMES LUCIFUGUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RETICULITERMES LUCIFUGUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Destructive European termite
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("Reticulitermes lucifugus" is a kind of...):
termite; white ant (whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood)
Holonyms ("Reticulitermes lucifugus" is a member of...):
genus Reticulitermes; Reticulitermes (includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees)
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