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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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History and Etymology for Kalotermitidae

New Latin, from Kalotermit-, Kalotermes, type genus + -idae

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