ENTOMOPHTHORACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Entomophthoraceae mean? 

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

1. mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENTOMOPHTHORACEAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Entomophthoraceae; family Entomophthoraceae

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

fungus family (includes lichen families)

Meronyms (members of "Entomophthoraceae"):

Entomophthora; genus Entomophthora (type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects)

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

Entomophthorales; order Entomophthorales (coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae)