HyperDic: mastotermes_darwiniensis

English > 1 sense of the expression Mastotermes darwiniensis:
NOUNanimalMastotermes darwiniensisAustralian termite
English > Mastotermes darwiniensis: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAustralian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites.
Member ofMastotermes, genus MastotermesPrimitive genus of termites
Broadertermite, white antwhitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood

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