Ptinidae

plural noun

Ptin·​i·​dae

ˈtinəˌdē

: an extensive family of serricorn beetles of small size and usually brown color that live mostly on dead animal and vegetable matter

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Ptinus, type genus + -idae

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