LATHRIDIIDAE


Meaning of LATHRIDIIDAE in English

ˌlathrəˈdīəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Lathridius, type genus (from Greek lathridios secret) + -idae; from the small size of beetles belonging to this genus; akin to Greek lanthanein

: a family of small widely distributed light brown to dark brown beetles that have the wings fringed with short hair and feed chiefly on fungi

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