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LEPISMATIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lepismatidae mean?
• LEPISMATIDAE (noun)
The noun LEPISMATIDAE has 1 sense:
1. firebrats
Familiarity information: LEPISMATIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Firebrats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Lepismatidae; Lepismatidae
Hypernyms ("Lepismatidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Lepismatidae"):
genus Lepisma; Lepisma (type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish)
genus Thermobia; Thermobia (a genus of Lepismatidae)
Holonyms ("Lepismatidae" is a member of...):
order Thysanura; Thysanura (firebrats; silverfish; machilids)
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