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Kalotermitidae
plural noun
Kal·o·ter·mit·i·dae
Definition of Kalotermitidae
: a family of primitive termites occurring in most warm regions and including many serious destroyers of wood and growing trees — compare cryptotermes — see dry-wood termite
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Origin and Etymology of kalotermitidae
New Latin, from Kalotermit-, Kalotermes, type genus + -idae
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